Connexin43 confers Temozolomide resistance in human glioma cells by modulating the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway

2013/05/18 by Paul R. Gielen, Qurratulain Aftab, Noreen Ma +5 · 120 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Annexin #Apoptosis #Biology #Cancer research #Caspase #Connexins and lens biology #DNA #DNA damage #DNA repair #Gene knockdown #Genetics #Glioma #Heat shock proteins research #Intrinsic apoptosis #Programmed cell death #Temozolomide #Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

paper · doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.05.002

published in Neuropharmacology 75, 539-548 (Elsevier BV)

openalex publication_date 2013/05/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

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