E-cadherin expression in human melanoma

Melanoma Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-131

  Danen, E H J ^a   De Vries, T J ^a   Morandini, R ^b   Ghanem, G G ^b   Ruiter, D J ^a   Van Muijen, G N P ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

adhesion molecule; E cadherin; melanocyte; melanoma; tumour progression

Indexed keywords

UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; MELANOMA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL CULTURE; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0029739307     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-199604000-00007     Document Type: Article

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