Anoikis Resistance: An Essential Prerequisite for Tumor Metastasis

Metastasis is a multistep process including dissociation of cancer cells from primary sites, survival in the vascular system, and proliferation in distant target organs. As a barrier to metastasis, cells normally undergo an apoptotic process known as “anoikis,” a form of cell death due to loss of co...

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Main Authors: Yong-Nyun Kim, Kyung Hee Koo, Jee Young Sung, Un-Jung Yun, Hyeryeong Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Cell Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/306879
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