[Role of junctional intercellular communication in hepatic carcinogenesis in rats].

Article

[Role of junctional intercellular communication in hepatic carcinogenesis in rats].

Bulletin du cancer - 1 Jan 1990

Mesnil M, Yamasaki H

Abstract excerpt

Two major alterations in gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) during experimental carcinogenesis have been seen: a decrease of its capacity during tumor promotion and a selective loss of intercellular communication between transformed cells and surrounding normal counterparts. These...

Topics

Animals
Cell Communication
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
Cells, Cultured
Intercellular Junctions
Liver Neoplasms, Experimental
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Phenobarbital
Phenotype
Rats

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