Mouse models of pancreatic cancer

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1286-1294

  Herreros Villanueva, Marta ^a   Hijona, Elizabeth ^b   Cosme, Angel ^b   Bujanda, Luis ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

K Ras; Mouse models; Pancreatic cancer; Transgenic; Xenografts

Indexed keywords

BRCA2 PROTEIN; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 2A; K RAS PROTEIN; MIST1 PROTEIN; PANCREAS TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; PROTEIN P48; SMAD4 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PDX 1; TRP53 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TUMOR XENOGRAFT;

EID: 84859081186     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i12.1286     Document Type: Article

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