Why hepatocellular carcinoma cells are unlikely to metastasize: Is there a role for tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 221-223

  Akalin, I ^a   Gullu I H ^a   Kurdoglu, M ^a   Marangoz, S ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CANCER CELL; CANCER INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0034924760     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.2001.1271     Document Type: Article

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