involved in tumor invasion and metastasis.
The significance of urokinase-type plasminogen activator, its inhibitors, and its receptor in ascites of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer
β Scribed by Setsuko K. Chambers; Robert E. Gertz Jr.; Christina M. Ivins; Barry M. Kacinski
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 643 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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