Dickkopf3 Overexpression inhibits pancreatic cancer cell growth in vitro

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 33, 2011, Pages 3810-3817

  Gu, Yu Mei ^a   Ma, Yi Hui ^a   Zhao, Wu Gan ^a   Chen, Jie ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Cell growth; Dickkopf3; In vitro; Overexpression; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; BETA CATENIN; DICKKOPF3 PROTEIN; GEMCITABINE; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; PANCREAS CANCER; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 80053893155     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i33.3810     Document Type: Article

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