Paracrine effects of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor on non-small-cell lung carcinoma cell lines.

doi:10.1038/bjc.1998.361

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Paracrine effects of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor on non-small-cell lung carcinoma cell lines.

British journal of cancer - 1 Jun 1998

Yi S, Chen J R, Viallet J, Schwall R H, Nakamura T, Tsao M S

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We have studied the mitogenic, motogenic and morphogenic effects of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), also known as scatter factor (SF), on 15 non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cell lines that have had their ras genotype determined. HGF/SF stimulated proliferation in only three cell lines and e...

Topics

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Cell Division
Genes, ras
Genotype
Hepatocyte Growth Factor
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Mitogens
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Phenotype
Recombinant Proteins
Stimulation, Chemical
Tumor Cells, Cultured

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