HBx gene inducing hepatocellular carcinoma in vivo and its mechanism

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 282-288

  Hou, Zhouhua ^a   Liu, Guozhen ^a   Zheng, Fang ^a   Tan, Deming ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

C Myc gene; Hepatitis B virus X (HBx); Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); Mutant p53 gene

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VIRUS X PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MYC PROTEIN; PROTEIN P53; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUTATION; NUDE MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; MUTATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MYC; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 67449146235     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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