Glycocalyx analysis of bladder cancer: three-dimensional images in electron microscopy and vicia villosa lectin as a marker for invasiveness in frozen sections

Introduction: The abnormal glycocalyx (GCX) on the surface of cancer cells has been reported to be tall and aberrantly glycosylated and has been linked to the progression and spread of cancer—a finding also observed in bladder cancer. However, the characteristics of GCX in various types of human bla...

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Main Authors: Torai Enomoto, Hideshi Okada, Hiroyuki Tomita, Koji Iinuma, Keita Nakane, Yuki Tobisawa, Akira Hara, Takuya Koie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2023.1308879/full