Destruction of vascular endothelial glycocalyx during formation of pre-metastatic niches
A special microenvironment called the “pre-metastatic niche” is thought to help primary tumor cells migrate to new tissues and invade them, in part because the normal barrier function of the vascular endothelium is compromised. While the primary tumor itself can promote the creation of such niches b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-04-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024051326 |