Galectin-3, a member of the @-galactoside-binding lectin family, is involved in several biological events including binding to the basement membrane glycoprotein laminin. Although the exact role of galectin-3 during the interactions between cells and laminin is not yet known, it has recently been ob
Down-regulation ofPHLDA1gene expression is associated with breast cancer progression
✍ Scribed by Maria Aparecida Nagai; José Humberto T. G. Fregnani; Mário Mourão Netto; Maria Mitzi Brentani; Fernando A. Soares
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 334 KB
- Volume
- 106
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6806
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