Primary tumor versus metastasis: new experimental models for studies on cancer cell homing and metastasis in melanoma

Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2014 Mar;27(2):309-16. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.12204. Epub 2014 Jan 6.

Authors

Iris Helfrich¹, Nico Ullrich, Paola Zigrino, Dirk Schadendorf

Affiliation

¹ Skin Caner Unit of the Dermatology Department, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg and Essen, Germany.

PMID: 24314235
DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12204

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Proliferation
Disease Models, Animal*
Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology*
Matrix Metalloproteinases / metabolism
Melanoma / blood supply
Melanoma / enzymology
Melanoma / pathology*
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Transgenic
Neovascularization, Pathologic / pathology
Skin Neoplasms / enzymology
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases / metabolism

Substances

Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases
Matrix Metalloproteinases