Molecular basis of metastasis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 360, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1678-1680

  Varki, Ajit ^a   Varki, Nissi M ^a   Borsig, Lubor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; HEPARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

BLOOD CLOTTING; CANCER CELL; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBOLISM; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE; METASTASIS; METASTASIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE; ANIMAL; CANCER INVASION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MOTION; HUMAN; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TUMOR EMBOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MOVEMENT; HEPARIN; HUMANS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASTIC CELLS, CIRCULATING;

EID: 64749105270     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc090143     Document Type: Letter

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