Oestrogen receptor-α contributes to the regulation of the hedgehog signalling pathway in ERα-positive gastric cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 738-747

  Kameda, C ^a   Nakamura, M ^a   Tanaka, H ^a   Yamasaki, A ^a   Kubo, M ^a   Tanaka, M ^a   Onishi, H ^a   Katano, M ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastric cancer; Hedgehog signalling pathway; Oestrogen receptor ; Proliferation; Sonic hedgehog

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FULVESTRANT; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER SURGERY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOMACH CANCER; TARGET CELL;

CARCINOMA; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TERATOGENS; UP-REGULATION; VERATRUM ALKALOIDS;

EID: 76949106078     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605517     Document Type: Article

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