Relationship between epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and the inflammatory microenvironment of hepatocellular carcinoma

Abstract Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a complex process involving multiple genes, steps and stages. It refers to the disruption of tight intercellular junctions among epithelial cells under specific conditions, resulting in loss of the original polarity, order and consistency of the...

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Main Authors: Long Yan, Feng Xu, Chao-liu Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13046-018-0887-z