Expression of E-cadherin, α-catenin, and β-catenin in the process of lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 557-563

  Tanaka, N ^a   Odajima, T ^b   Ogi, K ^a   Ikeda, T ^b   Satoh, M ^b  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

catenin; catenin; E cadherin; Metastasis; Oral squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETA CATENIN; UVOMORULIN; CADHERIN; CTNNA1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CTNNB1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GINGIVA TUMOR; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TONGUE TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GINGIVAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; TONGUE NEOPLASMS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0042978472     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601124     Document Type: Article

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