Article
The biology of cancer metastasis.
Progress in clinical and biological research - 1 Jan 1990
Price J E
Abstract excerpt
The formation of a metastasis entails a complex sequence of events with the end result dependent on the interaction of malignant cells with host factors. Intrinsic properties of the metastatic tumor cells, including production of proteolytic enzymes, cell surface properties, adhesiveness, and the ability to grow in a distant organ environment, act in concert to influence the tumor cells' interactions with host...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Division
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Injections, Intravenous
- Melanoma, Experimental
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Phenotype