Abstract
Massive investigations are being carried out on growth factors. Growth factors are an important determinant for the formation of successive tumor metastasis at target organs. We review the findings, including our data, of growth factors in relation to tumor metastasis.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cell Division
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Colony-Stimulating Factors / biosynthesis
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Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
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Growth Substances / biosynthesis
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Growth Substances / physiology*
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Mice
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Neoplasm Metastasis / physiopathology*
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Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / pharmacology
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Rats
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Somatomedins / pharmacology
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Tumor Cells, Cultured / metabolism
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Tumor Cells, Cultured / pathology
Substances
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Colony-Stimulating Factors
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Growth Substances
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Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
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Somatomedins
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Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor