Expression of syndecan-1 and cathepsins D and K in advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

The key features of malignant neoplasms are their local invasiveness and metastatic potential. Syndecan-1 - integral membrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan and cathepsins D and K - lysosomal proteases are important factors influencing different aspects of these processes. The study was undertaken to...

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Main Authors: Robert Klepacz, Jaroslaw Dudka, Krzysztof Zinkiewicz, Franciszek Burdan, Justyna Szumilo, Andrzej Dabrowski, Elzbieta Korobowicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2010-05-01
Series:Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
Online Access:http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4297