2 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1997
Oncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes in mesothelioma--a synopsis
…effective. Therefore, a key to reducing the mortality rate of this neoplasm is knowledge of the general sequence of genetic events between initiation of mesothelial cells and the emergence of the metastatic tumor cells. Unfortunately, relatively…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1992
Human mesothelioma cells and asbestos-exposed mesothelial cells are selectively resistant to amosite toxicity: a possible mechanism for tumor promotion by asbestos
…cells that were only immortalized by SV40. The sensitivity of normal mesothelial cells to asbestos does not appear to be simply a result of general fragility of the mesothelial cells, since similar levels of hydrogen peroxide…