Abnormal expression of p120-catenin and E-cadherin is significantly correlated with malignant phenotype of human lung cancer

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 306-311

  Wang, Minghao ^a   Liu, Yang ^a   Liu, Shuli ^a   Wang, Enhua ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cadherin associated Src substrate p120; Lung neoplasms; Rac1 GTP binding protein

Indexed keywords

CATENIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN P120; RAC1 PROTEIN; UVOMORULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 66749185381     PISSN: 10093419     EISSN: 19996187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2009.04.09     Document Type: Article

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