Increased synthesis of hyaluronate enhances motility of human melanoma cells

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 935-939

  Ichikawa, Takeshi ^a,b   Itano, Naoki ^b   Sawai, Takahiro ^b   Kimata, Koji ^b   Koganehira, Yoko ^a   Saida, Toshiaki ^a   Taniguchi, Shun'ichiro ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

HAS1; HAS2; Hyaluronan; WM793

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYALURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOMA CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033377756     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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