Biology and clinical relevance of EpCAM
Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) is a transmembrane glycoprotein primarily known to mediate homotypic cell contacts in epithelia tissues. Because EpCAM expression is limited to normal and malignant epithelia, it has been used as diagnostic marker for the detection of carcinoma cells in mese...
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Language: | English |
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Shared Science Publishers OG
2019-05-01
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Series: | Cell Stress |
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Online Access: | http://www.cell-stress.com/researcharticles/2019a-keller-cell-stress/ |