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Progression of HCC in mice is associated with a downregulation in the expression of hepatocyte nuclear factors

  1. Natalia L. Lazarevich1,†,*,
  2. Oksana A. Cheremnova1,3,
  3. Ekaterina V. Varga1,
  4. Dmitry A. Ovchinnikov1,3,
  5. Elena I. Kudrjavtseva1,
  6. Olga V. Morozova2,
  7. Daria I. Fleishman1,4,
  8. Natalia V. Engelhardt1,
  9. Stephen A. Duncan5

Article first published online: 25 MAR 2004

DOI: 10.1002/hep.20155

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 39, Issue 4, pages 1038–1047, April 2004

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Lazarevich, N. L., Cheremnova, O. A., Varga, E. V., Ovchinnikov, D. A., Kudrjavtseva, E. I., Morozova, O. V., Fleishman, D. I., Engelhardt, N. V. and Duncan, S. A. (2004), Progression of HCC in mice is associated with a downregulation in the expression of hepatocyte nuclear factors. Hepatology, 39: 1038–1047. doi: 10.1002/hep.20155

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  1. 1

    Laboratory of Immunochemistry, Institute of Carcinogenesis, N.N. Blokhin Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia

  2. 2

    Laboratory of Carcinogenic Substances, Institute of Carcinogenesis, N.N. Blokhin Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia

  3. 3

    Department of Virology, Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

  4. 4

    Department of Cell Science, Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

  5. 5

    Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

  1. †

    fax: +7-(095)-324-1205

*Lab. Immunochemistry, Institute of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Center, Kashirskoye shosse 24, 115478, Moscow, Russia

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 25 MAR 2004
  2. Article first published online: 25 MAR 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 11 JAN 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 29 JUL 2003

Funded by

  • U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union. Grant Number: RB1-2033
  • Russian Federal program “Technologies of Live Systems”. Grant Number: 43.073.1.1.2507
  • Russian Foundation for Basic Research. Grant Number: 02-04-49059
  • Grant for leading scientific schools. Grant Number: 1494.2003.4
  • NIH. Grant Number: DK60064

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