Expression and function of the chemokine receptor CCR7 in thyroid carcinomas.

The chemokine receptor CCR7 plays a critical role in lymphocyte and dendritic cell trafficking into and within lymph nodes, the preferential metastatic site for papillary (PTC) and medullary (MTC) thyroid carcinomas. In order to determine a possible role for CCR7 in mediating the metastatic behaviou...

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Main Authors: Sancho, M, Vieira, J, Casalou, C, Mesquita, M, Pereira, T, Cavaco, B, Dias, S, Leite, V
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: 2006