"Agar" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A complex sulfated polymer of galactose units, extracted from Gelidium cartilagineum, Gracilaria confervoides, and related red algae. It is used as a gel in the preparation of solid culture media for microorganisms, as a bulk laxative, in making emulsions, and as a supporting medium for immunodiffusion and immunoelectrophoresis.
| Descriptor ID |
D000362
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.360.041
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Agar" by people in Profiles.
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Navenot JM, Evans B, Oishi S, Setsuda S, Fujii N, Peiper SC. The metastasis suppressor KISS1 lacks antimetastatic activity in the C8161.9 xenograft model of melanoma. Melanoma Res. 2012 Apr; 22(2):140-50.
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Roman J, Ritzenthaler JD, Roser-Page S, Sun X, Han S. alpha5beta1-integrin expression is essential for tumor progression in experimental lung cancer. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2010 Dec; 43(6):684-91.
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Patel JH, McMahon SB. Targeting of Miz-1 is essential for Myc-mediated apoptosis. J Biol Chem. 2006 Feb 10; 281(6):3283-9.
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Cole SP, Campling BG, Dexter DF, Holden JJ, Roder JC. Establishment of a human large cell lung tumor line (QU-DB) with metastatic properties in athymic mice. Cancer. 1986 Aug 15; 58(4):917-23.