The cellular and functional role of melanotransferrin in melanomas

Melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of skin cancers, is a malignant tumor derived from abnormal proliferation of epidermal melanocytes, and its formation involves a series of events leading to altered cellular properties and rapid proliferation. High cellular iron content has been connected to the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tian, Mei Mei
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24213