Inhibitory effect of S-adenosylmethionine on the growth of human gastric cancer cells in vivo and in vitro

Chinese Journal of Cancer

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 752-760

  Zhao, Ye ^a   Li, Jian Sheng ^a   Guo, Ming Zhou ^b   Feng, Bai Sui ^a   Zhang, Jin Ping ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

c myc; DNA methylation; Gastric neoplasm; Nude mouse; S adenosylmethionine; uPA

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MYC PROTEIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TETRAZOLIUM; UROKINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STOMACH CANCER; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 78650564344     PISSN: 1000467X     EISSN: 1944446X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5732/cjc.010.10046     Document Type: Article

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