Differential expression of apoptosis related proteins and nitric oxide synthases in Epstein Barr associated gastric carcinomas

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 31, 2006, Pages 4959-4965

  Begnami, Maria D ^a   Montagnini, Andre L ^a   Vettore, Andre L ^b   Nonogaki, Sueli ^b   Brait, Mariana ^b   Simoes Sato, Alex Y ^b   Seixas, Andre Q A ^b   Soares, Fernando A ^a  

^a A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

^b LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; EBV; Gastric carcinoma; Nitric oxide synthases; P53

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN BAK; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; PROTEIN P53; VIRUS RNA;

AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; GENETIC CODE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH CARCINOMA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 33748303089     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i31.4959     Document Type: Article

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