Regulation of l-Histidine Decarboxylase and Its Role in Carcinogenesis

Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology

Volumn 81, Issue , 2006, Pages 231-270

  Ai, Wandong ^a   Takaishi, Shigeo ^a   Wang, Timothy C ^a   Fleming, John V ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTIDINE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HISTIDINE DECARBOXYLASE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 33750611761     PISSN: 00796603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6603(06)81006-8     Document Type: Review

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