Hedgehog signaling in prostate cancer

Future Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-338

  Xie, Jingwu ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

basal cell carcinoma; cyclopamine; patched gene; prostate specific antigen; small interfering RNA; smoothened; sonic hedgehog; suppressor of fused; transurethral resection of the prostate

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PROSTATE TUMOR; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 33646453248     PISSN: 14796694     EISSN: 17448301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14796694.1.3.331     Document Type: Review

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