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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Short hairpin RNA targeting β-catenin suppresses cell proliferation and induces apoptosis in human gastric carcinoma cells

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Pages 1452-1462 | Received 05 Jul 2009, Accepted 16 Sep 2009, Published online: 03 Dec 2009

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