Morphological and ultrastructural characteristics of extracellular matrix changes in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Background: The biology of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), including its progression from dysplasia to carcinoma, "field effects", genetic changes in tumor associated mucosa (TAM) and effect of matrix metalloproteinases in breaking down of matrix proteins to facilitate invasion, has b...

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Main Authors: Usha Agrawal, Himanshu Rai, Arun K Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dental Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2011;volume=22;issue=1;spage=16;epage=21;aulast=Agrawal