Netrin-4 regulates stiffness and metastasis
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چکیده
The stiffness of the basement membrane is a determinant process metastasis and patient survival. Netrin-4 now shown to be key regulator stiffness.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature Materials
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1476-4660', '1476-1122']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-021-01012-4