Radiation-induced bystander effects in malignant trophoblast cells are independent from gap junctional communication

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 149-161

  Banaz Yaşar, Ferya ^a   Lennartz, Klaus ^a   Winterhager, Elke ^a   Gellhaus, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bystander effect; Connexin26; Connexin43; Gap junctions; Jeg3; p21; p53; Trophoblast; X ray irradiation

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 43; CYTOKINE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN P53;

ARTICLE; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST; WESTERN BLOTTING; X IRRADIATION;

BYSTANDER EFFECT; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; TROPHOBLASTS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 38149064327     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21395     Document Type: Article

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