## Abstract ## Background The caspase‐3 gene is expressed at significantly lower levels in human hepatocellular carcinomas than in normal hepatocytes. Gene transfer technologies offer the possibility to restore caspase‐3 gene expression. We explored the interest for cancer gene therapy of a consti
Activation of caspase-8 in transforming growth factor-β–induced apoptosis of human hepatoma cells
✍ Scribed by Yuka Shima; Kazuhiko Nakao; Tomoki Nakashima; Atsushi Kawakami; Keisuke Nakata; Keisuke Hamasaki; Yuji Kato; Katsumi Eguchi; Nobuko Ishii
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 332 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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