Epithelial differentiation and the control of metastasis in carcinomas

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 213 II, Issue , 1996, Pages 118-135

  Birchmeier, W ^a   Behrens, J ^a   Weidner, K M ^a   Hulsken, J ^a   Birchmeier, C ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR;

CANCER INVASION; CARCINOMA; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CARCINOMA; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; EPITHELIUM; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MESODERM; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, GROWTH FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0029924839     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-61109-4_6     Document Type: Article

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