N-methylformamide induces changes on adhesive properties and lung-colonizing potential of M14 melanoma cells

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 210-215

  Del Bufalo, D ^a   Leonetti, C ^a   Bucci, B ^a   Amedeo, C ^a   Falcioni, R ^a   Biroccio, A ^a   Zupi, G ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human melanoma; Integrin; Metastasis; N methylformamide

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; FIBRINOGEN; LAMININ; N METHYLFORMAMIDE; VITRONECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG METASTASIS; MELANOMA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 0031985222     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.35     Document Type: Article

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