N-Cadherin Promotes Adhesion between Invasive Breast Cancer Cells and the Stroma

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 399-411

  Hazan, Rachel B ^a   Kang, Lan ^a   Whooley, Brian P ^a   Borgen, Patrick I ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cell adhesion; E cadherin; Invasiveness; N cadherin; Stroma

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CANCER INVASION; CELL ADHESION; CELL CONTACT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL;

ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; STROMAL CELLS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030915026     PISSN: 10615385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15419069709004457     Document Type: Article

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