Characterization of telomerase-immortalized, non-neoplastic, human Barrett's cell line (BAR-T)

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 256-264

  Jaiswal, K R ^a   Morales, C P ^d   Feagins, L A ^b   Gandia, K G ^b   Zhang, X ^b   Zhang, H Y ^b   Hormi Carver, K ^b   Shen, Y ^a   Elder, F ^a   Ramirez, R D ^b   Sarosi Jr , G A ^e   Spechler, S J ^b   Souza, Rhonda F ^b,c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Paul L Foster School of Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Cell line; Non neoplastic; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; CYTOKERATIN 18; CYTOKERATIN 4; CYTOKERATIN 8; MUCIN; PROTEIN P16; PROTEIN P21; PROTEIN P53; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; VILLIN;

ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL LINE; CELL POPULATION; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CONTACT INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOGENETICS; DIPLOIDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; KARYOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTACT INHIBITION; HUMANS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

EID: 34249668293     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2007.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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