Activation of Hedgehog Pathway in Gastrointestinal Cancers

Vitamins and Hormones

Volumn 88, Issue , 2012, Pages 461-472

  Yang, Ling ^a   Su, Xiulan ^a   Xie, Jingwu ^b  

^a INNER MONGOLIA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal cancer; Hedgehog; Human cancer; Inhibitor; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863230921     PISSN: 00836729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394622-5.00020-1     Document Type: Chapter

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