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Enhancement of proliferation of HeLa cells by the alpha-fetoprotein.
Sheng wu hua xue yu sheng wu wu li xue bao Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica - 1 Nov 2002
Li Meng-Sen, Li Ping-Feng, Li Gang, Du Guo-Guang
Abstract excerpt
A lot of investigations showed that alpha-fetoprotein(AFP) could regulate the proliferation of tumors or neoplastic cells. In order to study the enhancement of this function, AFP was extracted from human cord blood serum and was allowed to act on HeLa cell in vitro. The cellular proliferation was investigated by using the MTT assay and the [(3)H]-incorporation, and the cell cycle was analysed with flow cytometry....
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