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The pro-migratory and pro-invasive role of the procoagulant tissue factor in malignant gliomas.
Cell adhesion & migration - 1 Jan 2000
Dützmann Stephan, Gessler Florian, Harter Patrick N, Gerlach Rüdiger, Mittelbronn Michel, Seifert Volker, Kögel Donat
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During the infiltration process, glioma cells are known to migrate along preexisting anatomical structures such as blood vessels, axonal fiber tracts and the subependymal space, thereby widely invading surrounding CNS tissue. This phenomenon represents a major obstacle for the clinical treatment of these tumours. Several extracellular key factors and intracellular signaling pathways have been previously linked to...
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