The myofibroblast, electron microscopy and cancer research

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 125, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1743-1745

  Eyden, Brian ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; FIBRONECTIN; MYOSIN; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RESEARCH; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYOBLASTS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASMS; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 68549130566     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24550     Document Type: Article

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