Expression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers at the invasive front of oral squamous cell carcinoma

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most common malignances. In epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), epithelial cells switch to mesenchymal-like cells exhibiting high mobility. This migratory phenotype is significant during tumor invasion and metastasis. Objective : The aim of this...

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Main Authors: Liana Cristina Melo Carneiro COSTA, Camila Ferreira LEITE, Sérgio Vitorino CARDOSO, Adriano Mota LOYOLA, Paulo Rogério de FARIA, Paulo Eduardo Alencar SOUZA, Martinho Campolina Rebello HORTA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2015-04-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572015000200010&lng=en&tlng=en