Recently, shortened telomere length and increased telomerase activity have been demonstrated in various human cancers. In the study reported here, we ascertained whether gene changes are characteristic of pancreatic cancers. Hamster duct carcinomas and cell lines were investigated by Southern blot a
Telomere Length and Telomerase Activity in Bladder and Prostate Cancer Cell Lines
โ Scribed by Yukio Kageyama; Shigeyoshi Kamata; Junji Yonese; Hiroyuki Oshima
- Book ID
- 108976280
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 675 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0919-8172
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