E-cadherin, β-catenin, and ZEB1 in malignant progression of cancer

Cancer and Metastasis Reviews - Tập 28 Số 1-2 - Trang 151-166 - 2009
Otto Schmalhofer1, Simone Brabletz2, Thomas Brabletz2
1Department of Visceral Surgery, University of Freiburg Hugstetter Strasse 55 79106 Freiburg Germany
2Department of Visceral Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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