Phenotypic switch induced by simulated microgravity on MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Masiello, Maria Grazia ^a   Cucina, Alessandra ^a   Proietti, Sara ^a   Palombo, Alessandro ^a   Coluccia, Pierpaolo ^a   D'Anselmi, Fabrizio ^a   Dinicola, Simona ^a   Pasqualato, Alessia ^a   Morini, Veronica ^a   Bizzarri, Mariano ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; SURVIVIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER CELL LINE; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROGRAVITY; PHENOTYPE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST TUMOR; CELL CYCLE; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APOPTOSIS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 84907391609     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/652434     Document Type: Article

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