Cell adhesion and chemotaxis in prostate cancer metastasis to bone: a minireview
โ Scribed by Cooper, C R; Pienta, K J
- Book ID
- 110073186
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 242 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1365-7852
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## Abstract Bone metastasis is the primary cause of death in human prostate cancer. Disseminated from primary tumor and distributed __via__ the bloodstream, a proportion of prostate carcinoma cells eventually reach the skeleton and develop into metastases, requiring adhesion to inner bone surfaces
## Abstract Prostate cancer is a complex disease in which metastasis to the bone is the main cause of death. Initial stages of metastasis are generally similar to those for most solid tumors; however, the mechanisms that underlie the homing of prostate tumor cells to the bone are not completely und