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Università degli studi di Catania
"Interactions and invasiveness of melanomatous human tumor cells within the blood brain barrier endothelium".
Abstract
dc:descriptionBrain metastases occur in about 25% of patients who die of cancer.One of the most common sources of brain metastases in adults is cutaneous melanoma.The malignant potential of melanomatous cell and its adhesion to the cerebral endothelium plays a key role in this process.The aim of this study was to better characterize the interactions between melanoma cells and the cerebral endothelium, in an attempt to mimick, in some way, melanomatous cells crossing through the BBB and the subsequent spread throghout the cerebral parenchyma.
Degree
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher
- Università degli studi di Catania
- Year dc:date
- 2012
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- LANDOLINA, NADINE ANNA CATERINA
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- CANTARELLA, GIUSEPPINA
- BERNARDINI, Renato
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
- license:PUBBLICO - Pubblico con Copyright
- license uri:iris.PUB02
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier
- https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11769/587602
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.iris.unict.it:20.500.11769/587602