The Snail genes as inducers of cell movement and survival: Implications in development and cancer

Development

Volumn 132, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 3151-3161

  Barrallo Gimeno, Alejandro ^a   Nieto, M Angela ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE NEUROCIENCIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

CANCER; CELL ADHESION; CELL FATE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; MESENCHYME CELL; MESODERM; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NEOPLASMS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 23844528776     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.01907     Document Type: Review

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