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Original Articles

Activin A Induces Phosphorylation of Smad2 but Not Complex Formation of Smad2 with Smad4 in Human Colon Cancer Cell Line HT-29

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Pages 2042-2044 | Received 23 Apr 2003, Accepted 10 Jun 2003, Published online: 22 May 2014

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