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Lack of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibits growth of teratocarcinomas in mice.
Experimental cell research - 1 Feb 2000
Zhang X, Morham S G, Langenbach R, Baggs R B, Young D A
Abstract excerpt
Two isoforms of cyclooxygenase (COX-1 or COX-2) have been identified in the prostanoid biosynthetic pathway. The constitutive form, COX-1, is thought to maintain cellular homeostasis and the inducible form, COX-2, is recognized as a primary response gene thought to be involved in modulating cell proliferation and differentiation. To further characterize the role of the cyclooxygenases in cell proliferation,...
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