CD44 is the principal mediator of hyaluronic-acid-induced melanoma cell proliferation

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 93-101

  Ahrens, Thomas ^d   Assmann, Volker ^a   Fieber, Christina ^b   Termeer, Christian C ^d   Herrlich, Peter ^b   Hofmann, Martin ^c   Simon, Jan C ^d  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Axaron Bioscience AG   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

CD44; Hyaluronic acid; IHABP melanoma

Indexed keywords

HERMES ANTIGEN; HYALURONIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; MELANOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 0035132865     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2001.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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