Extracellular vesicles: how they interact with endothelium, potentially contributing to metastatic cancer cell implants

Abstract Extracellular vesicles (EV) are blebs of cellular membranes, which entrap small portions of subjacent cytosol. They are released from a variety of cells, circulate in the blood for an unknown length of time and come to rest on endothelial surfaces. They contribute to an array of physiologic...

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Main Author: Murray M. Bern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-09-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40169-017-0165-2