Blocking adhesion of cancer cells to endothelial cell types by S. agalactiae type-specific polysaccharides

Cytotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 205-209

  Miyake, Katsuhide ^a   Yamamoto, Shin ^a   Iijima, Shinji ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cell cell adhesion; endothelial cell; sialyl Le(x); sialyl Lea; Streptococcus agalactiae; type specific polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0030431115     PISSN: 09209069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00353940     Document Type: Conference Paper

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