Glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) family of ligands confer chemoresistance in a ligand-specific fashion in malignant gliomas

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 427-436

  Ng, Wai Hoe ^a,b   Wan, Guo Qiang ^a   Peng, Zhong Ni ^a   Too, Heng Phon ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Brain tumor; Chemotherapy; GDNF; Glioma

Indexed keywords

CARMUSTINE; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; LIGAND; NEURTURIN; PROTEIN KINASE B;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GRADING; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DISEASE COURSE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MITOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; CARMUSTINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLIOMA; HUMANS; LIGANDS; NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; ONCOGENE PROTEIN V-AKT; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES;

EID: 59349106078     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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