Collagen IV, laminin, fibronectin, vitronectin. Comparative study in basal cell carcinoma. Correlation between basement membrane molecules expression and invasive potential

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-173

  Marasa L ^a   Marasa S ^b   Sciancalepore, G ^b,c  

^a ARNAS Ospedali Civico e Benfratelli G di Cristina e M Ascoli   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, basal cell; Collagen type IV; Epidermis; Fibronectins; Laminin; Vitronectin

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; FIBRONECTIN; LAMININ; VITRONECTIN;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CANCER CELL; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STROMA;

EID: 46749111047     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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