Autophagy enhances the aggressiveness of human colorectal cancer cells and their ability to adapt to apoptotic stimulus

Cancer Biology and Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-110

  Zheng, Hai Yang ^a   Zhang, Xiao Yang ^a   Wang, Xing Fen ^a   Sun, Bao Cun ^b  

^a SECOND HOSPITAL OF TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autophagy; Caspase 3; Colorectal neoplasms; LC3B

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; LC3B II PROTEIN; PROCASPASE 3; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CANCER CELL; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL SURVIVAL; COLON MUCOSA; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE PLEXUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84876324922     PISSN: 20953941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-3941.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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