Transformation of human melanocytes and mechanisms of melanoma metastasis

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Biology, 2006. === Includes bibliographical references. === While a fundamental feature of human melanoma is its tendency to metastasize to numerous organs throughout the body, very few animal models recapitulate this essential aspect...

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Main Author: Gupta, Piyush B
Other Authors: Robert A. Weinberg.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2008
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Online Access:http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/34198
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34198