CDX2 expression is induced by Helicobacter pylori in AGS cells

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 124-125

  Barros, Rita ^a   Marcos, Nuno ^a   Reis, Celso A ^a,b   De Luca, Antonio ^b   David, Leonor ^a   Almeida, Raquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX2;

CANCER CELL CULTURE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LETTER; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH CARCINOMA; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 58149099117     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520802530846     Document Type: Letter

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