Differential expression and function of AR isoforms in prostate cancer

Oncology Reports

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 492-498

  Zeng, Rui ^a   Liu, Zhiyong ^a   Sun, Yinghao ^a   Xu, Chuanliang ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Prostate cancer; Protein isoforms

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR A; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR B; ISOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CELL INVASION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GLEASON SCORE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN;

EID: 84862968934     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.2011.1516     Document Type: Article

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