Hyaluronan metabolism: A major paradox in cancer biology

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 372-382

  Stern, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Hyaluronan; Hyaluronidase; Metabolism; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR; HYALURONIC ACID; HYALURONIDASE; POLYMER;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER CELL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CARCINOGENESIS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 23444445895     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2004.12.021     Document Type: Article

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