Neurotrophin receptor expression in human primary retinoblastomas and retinoblastoma cell lines

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 218-222

  Stephan, Harald ^a   Zakrzewski, Johannes L ^a   Bölöni, Réka ^a   Grasemann, Corinna ^a   Lohmann, Dietmar R ^a   Eggert, Angelika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neurotrophin receptors; Neurotrophins; Retinoblastoma; Tyrosine kinase inhibitor

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; K 252A; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN P75; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; RETINOBLASTOMA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STUDENT T TEST;

AGE FACTORS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL GROWTH PROCESSES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; RECEPTOR, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTOR, TRKA; RECEPTOR, TRKB; RECEPTOR, TRKC; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RETINOBLASTOMA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 37549026852     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21369     Document Type: Article

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