CD44 is a family of cell-surface-adhesion proteins that are thought to play an important role in cancer invasion and metastasis. However, the specific mechanisms by which CD44 expression modulates invasion or metastasis are not well understood. In the current study, we have demonstrated that treatme
Down-regulation of glomerular matrix metalloproteinase-2 gene in human NIDDM
โ Scribed by D. Del Prete; F. Anglani; M. Forino; M. Ceol; P. Fioretto; R. Nosadini; B. Baggio; G. Gambaro
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 403 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-186X
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