2009年10月24日土曜日

Anoikis

Normal epithelial cells that lose their tethering to the basement membrane activate the form of apoptosis that is called anoikis. This mechanism limits the ability of epithelial cells to stray from their normal locations within tissues and grow in ectopic (i.e., abnormal) sites (Weinberg, 2007).

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