The Emerging Role of Platelets in the Formation of the Micrometastatic Niche: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives
Accumulating evidence suggests that platelets play a key role in cancer metastatic dissemination through their multilevel interaction with tumor cells. Most crucial is the contribution of platelets to the formation and expansion of the early metastatic niche, a protective microenvironment that nurtu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.00374/full |