Cadherin and catenin biology represent a global mechanism for epithelial cancer progression

Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 289-290

  Jankowski, Janusz A ^a,c   Bruton, Rachel ^a   Shepherd, Neil ^b   Sanders, D Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenomatous polyposis coli; Cadherins; Cancer; Catenins; Colon; Oesophagus; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CATENIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLON CARCINOMA; COLON POLYPOSIS; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031454580     PISSN: 13668714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/mp.50.6.289     Document Type: Article

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