Cannibalism: A way to feed on metastatic tumors

Cancer Letters

Volumn 258, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-164

  Fais, Stefano ^a  

^a Drug Resistance and Experimental Therapeutic   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acidity; Cannibalism; Cathepsin; Caveolae; Cytoskeleton; Metastasis; Tumors

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; CAVEOLIN 1; EZRIN; HYDROLASE;

CANCER CELL; CANNIBALISM; CELL METABOLISM; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOCYTOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; METASTASIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 36048968119     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2007.09.014     Document Type: Review

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