Molecular biology of breast cancer metastasis. Molecular expression of vascular markers by aggressive breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer Research

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 417-422

  Hendrix, M J C ^a   Seftor, E A ^a   Kirschmann, D A ^a   Seftor, R E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Interconverted phenotype; Thrombin receptor; TIE2

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; CELL MARKER; ENDOGLIN; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; THROMBIN RECEPTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

AGGRESSIVENESS; ANGIOGENESIS; BLOOD VESSEL; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER THERAPY; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METASTASIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHENOTYPE; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; SPHEROID CELL; TUMOR CELL; UVEA MELANOMA;

BLOOD VESSELS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; FETAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEOPLASMS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PHENOTYPE; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; UVEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034468330     PISSN: 14655411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/bcr88     Document Type: Review

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