Retinoids regulate the formation and degradation of gap junctions in androgen-responsive human prostate cancer cells.

The retinoids, the natural or synthetic derivatives of Vitamin A (retinol), are essential for the normal development of prostate and have been shown to modulate prostate cancer progression in vivo as well as to modulate growth of several prostate cancer cell lines. 9-cis-retinoic acid and all-trans-...

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Main Authors: Linda Kelsey, Parul Katoch, Kristen E Johnson, Surinder K Batra, Parmender P Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3326013?pdf=render