Correlation between PTEN expression and PI3K/Akt signal pathway in endometrial carcinoma

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-63

  Gao, Qinglei ^a   Ye, Fei ^a   Xia, Xi ^a   Xing, Hui ^a   Lu, Yunping ^a   Zhou, Jianfeng ^a   Ma, Ding ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Akt; Endometrial neoplasm; Immunohistochemistry; PTEN

Indexed keywords

AKT1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; PTEN PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADULT; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; PTEN PHOSPHOHYDROLASE; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 67650616896     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-009-0112-6     Document Type: Article

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