Use of retrovirus expression of interfering RNA to determine the contribution of activated K-Ras and ras effector expression to human tumor cell growth.

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Published in Methods Enzymol on January 01, 2006

Authors

Antonio T Baines1, Kian-Huat Lim, Janiel M Shields, John M Lambert, Christopher M Counter, Channing J Der, Adrienne D Cox

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.

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