Sorafenib inhibits growth and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma by blocking STAT3

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 34, 2011, Pages 3922-3932

  Gu, Fang Ming ^a   Li, Quan Lin ^a   Gao, Qiang ^a   Jiang, Jia Hao ^a   Huang, Xiao Yong ^a   Pan, Jin Feng ^a   Fan, Jia ^a   Zhou, Jian ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Akt; Extracellular signal regulated kinase; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3; Sorafenib

Indexed keywords

JANUS KINASE 2; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE SHP 2; SORAFENIB; STAT3 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 80054808967     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i34.3922     Document Type: Article

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