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Phenotypic and genetic alterations in mammary stroma: implications for tumour progression.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 1 Jan 2001
Schor S L, Schor A M
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In addition to the well documented role of cytokines in mediating tissue-level interactions, it is now clear that matrix macromolecules fulfil a complementary regulatory function. Data highlighted in the present review extend the repertoire of matrix signalling mechanisms, (1) introducing the concept of 'matrikines', these defined as proteinase-generated fragments of matrix macromolecules that display cryptic...
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