Adult, embryonic and fetal hemoglobin are expressed in human glioblastoma cells

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 514-520

  Emara, Marwan ^a,b   Turner, A Robert ^a   Allalunis Turner, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Zewail City of Science and Technology   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cytoglobin; Glioblastoma multiforme; Hemoglobin; Neuroglobin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 84894478142     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2013.2186     Document Type: Article

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