Molecular regulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in tumorigenesis (Review)
- Authors:
- Henrieta Škovierová
- Terézia Okajčeková
- Ján Strnádel
- Eva Vidomanová
- Erika Halašová
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Affiliations: Biomedical Center Martin, Department of Molecular Medicine, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Martin 03601, Slovakia - Published online on: December 13, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.3320
- Pages: 1187-1200
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Copyright: © Škovierová et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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