Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a physiologic process that allows morphological and genetic changes of carcinoma cells from an epithelial to a mesenchymal phenotype, which is the basis of the high metastatic potential of pancreatic cancer cells. EMT is triggered by various tumor microe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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Series: | The Scientific World Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2010.183 |