The Journal of Urology
Volume 172, Issue 6, Part 1 , Pages 2421-2425 , December 2004

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-β1 INDUCED MYOFIBROBLASTS REGULATE LNCaP CELL DEATH

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 Accepted for publication June 4, 2004.Supported by National Institutes of Health Grants DK45909, CA58093 and SPORE CA58204.

PII: S0022-5347(05)61430-9

doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000138082.68045.48

The Journal of Urology
Volume 172, Issue 6, Part 1 , Pages 2421-2425 , December 2004