Does the lectin Helix pomatia agglutinin bind to hyaluronic acid in breast and colon cancer?

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 435-440

  Schumacher, Udo ^a   Mitchell, Barry S ^b   Brooks, Susan A ^c   Delpech, Bertrand ^d   Leathem, Anthony J C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLO EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Lab d'Oncologie Moléculaire   (France)

^e ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breast cancer; colorectal carcinoma; Helix pomatia agglutinin; hyaluronic acid; metastasis; SCID mouse

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; HYALURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; COLON CANCER; COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; HELIX POMATIA; HISTOCHEMISTRY; METASTASIS;

HELIX POMATIA;

EID: 0029839882     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-1281(96)80010-9     Document Type: Article

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