Thrombospondin (TSP) is a member of a family of extracellular matrix glycoproteins that may participate in multiple aspects of the metastatic cascade. We report an inverse correlation of steady-state Thbs-I mRNA and protein expression with malignant progression among murine melanoma and human lung a
Malignant melanoma and carcinoma of the breast
โ Scribed by Jacob J. Lokich
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 353 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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