Expression of claudin in melanoma cells [1]

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-38

  Morita, Kazumasa ^a   Morita, Naoko I ^b   Nemoto, Kei ^a   Nakamura, Yoshitaka ^a   Miyachi, Yoshiki ^b   Muto, Masahiko ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN;

CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LETTER; MELANOMA CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIGHT JUNCTION;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 37649007252     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2007.00409.x     Document Type: Letter

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