Paracrine growth regulation of human colon carcinoma organ-specific metastasis.

doi:10.1007/BF00665962

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Paracrine growth regulation of human colon carcinoma organ-specific metastasis.

Cancer metastasis reviews - 1 Sept 1993

Radinsky R

Abstract excerpt

The process of cancer metastasis consists of a series of steps resulting in the spread of malignant cells beyond the site of origin and formation of metastases in distant organs. The outcome of this nonrandom process depends, in part, on the interaction of unique tumor cells with a compatible org...

Topics

Animals
Cell Division
Colonic Neoplasms
Growth Substances
Humans
Neoplasm Metastasis
Organ Specificity
Phenotype
Signal Transduction

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