Indian hedgehog, a neglected member of hedgehog pathway, may offer a novel avenue for colorectal cancer therapy

Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 733-735

  Fu, Xiangsheng ^a   Yang, Xiatong ^b   Zhao, Luping ^a  

^a PEOPLE S HOSPITAL OF DEYANG CITY   (China)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Indian hedgehog; Sonic hedgehog

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER THERAPY; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

ADENOMA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLON; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 73649084812     PISSN: 10849785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2009.0683     Document Type: Article

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