A study of desmosomes in colorectal carcinoma.

Desmosomes are adhesive junctions of epithelial cells. Their expression may be altered or lost in carcinomas resulting in reduced cellular adhesiveness. The desmosomes of colorectal carcinomas have been studied by fluorescent antibody staining, immunoblotting and electromicroscopy. A series of 58 ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Collins, J. E., Taylor, I., Garrod, D. R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 1990
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1971519/