Role of Acid Sphingomyelinase-Induced Signaling in Melanoma Cells for Hematogenous Tumor Metastasis

Background: Hematogenous metastasis of malignant tumor cells is a multistep process that requires release of tumor cells from the local tumor mass, interaction of the tumor cells with platelets in the blood, and adhesion of either the activated tumor cells or the complexes of platelets and tumor cel...

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Main Authors: Alexander Carpinteiro, Nadine Beckmann, Aaron Seitz, Gabriele Hessler, Barbara Wilker, Matthias Soddemann, Iris Helfrich, Bärbel Edelmann, Erich Gulbins, Katrin Anne Becker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2016-01-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/438604