Activin A, B, and AB increase human trophoblast cell invasion by up-regulating N-cadherin

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2014, Pages E2216-E2225

  Li, Yan ^a   Klausen, Christian ^a   Cheng, Jung Chien ^a   Zhu, Hua ^a   Leung, Peter C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 [4 (1,3 BENZODIOXOL 5 YL) 5 (2 PYRIDINYL) 1H IMIDAZOL 2 YL]BENZAMIDE; ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN A; ACTIVIN AB; CASPASE 3; MYELOPID; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CADHERIN; INHBB PROTEIN, HUMAN; INHIBIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TROPHOBLAST; UPREGULATION; CELL LINE; CELL MOTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTIVINS; CADHERINS; CELL LINE; CELL MOVEMENT; HUMANS; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; PHOSPHORYLATION; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; TROPHOBLASTS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84910017322     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-2118     Document Type: Article

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