Decreased expression of endonuclease G (EndoG), a pro-apoptotic protein, in hepatocellular carcinomas

APMIS

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 534-537

  Ahn, Chang Hyeok ^a   Jeong, Eun Goo ^a   Kim, Min Sung ^a   Song, Sang Yong ^b   Yoo, Nam Jin ^a   Lee, Sug Hyung ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; EndoG; Expression; Hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA FRAGMENT; ENDONUCLEASE G; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; CYTOPLASM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAINING;

APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 49649107783     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2008.00967.x     Document Type: Letter

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