The cell surface glycoprotein MUC18MCAM/CD146 was originally defined as a marker of melanoma progression and has been suspected to be directly linked to the metastatic process of this malignancy. In order to address this question, 2 MCAM negative human melanoma cell lines, SK-2 and XP44RO(Mel), were
Expression and distribution of MUC18 in human uveal melanoma
β Scribed by Kenneth Lai; Vidushi Sharma; Martine J. Jager; R. Max Conway; Michele C. Madigan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 651 KB
- Volume
- 451
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-2307
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