Silencing of NUF2 inhibits tumor growth and induces apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinomas

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 8623-8629

  Liu, Qiang ^a   Dai, She Jiao ^a   Li, Hong ^a   Dong, Lei ^a   Peng, Yu Ping ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell growth; Hepatocellular carcinoma; NUF2

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; NUF2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG SCREENING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LENTIVIRINAE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR CELL CULTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; LENTIVIRUS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; XENOGRAFT MODEL ANTITUMOR ASSAYS;

EID: 84911164429     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.20.8623     Document Type: Article

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