Prognostic significance of Beclin 1-dependent apoptotic activity in hepatocellular carcinoma

Autophagy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 380-382

  Shi, Ying Hong ^a   Ding, Zhen Bin ^a   Zhou, Jian ^a   Qiu, Shuang Jian ^a   Fan, Jia ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autophagy; Bcl X L; Beclin 1; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

BECLIN 1; PROTEIN BCL XL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOGENESIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PROGNOSIS; STARVATION; TISSUE MICROARRAY; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 65249135974     PISSN: 15548627     EISSN: 15548635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/auto.5.3.7658     Document Type: Article

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