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Dynamic molecular changes associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition and subsequent mesenchymal-epithelial transition in the early phase of metastatic tumor formation.
International journal of cancer - 1 Apr 2011
Aokage Keiju, Ishii Genichiro, Ohtaki Yoichi, Yamaguchi Yoko, Hishida Tomoyuki, Yoshida Junji, Nishimura Mitsuyo, Nagai Kanji, Ochiai Atsushi
Abstract excerpt
Metastatic tumor formation via vessel route begins with cancer cell extravasation from vessel lumen, migration into the connective tissue surrounding vessels, and invasion into target organ parenchyma. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) have been r...
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