Expression of E-cadherin, α, β and γ-catenin in human colorectal cancer

Anticancer Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2B, 1997, Pages 1349-1354

  Hiscox, S ^a   Jiang, W G ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catenins; Colorectal cancer; E cadherin; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CATENIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030974514     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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