The Dynamic Interaction between Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Breast Tumor Progression
Abstract
1. Tumoral Extracellular Matrix
2. Obesity and Its Impact on Desmoplastic Tissue Remodeling
3. Tumoral Stiffness and Response to Therapy
4. A Matter of Signaling
5. Lysyl Oxidase
6. The Metabolic Side
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Chicago/Turabian StyleMartinez, Jorge, and Patricio C. Smith. 2021. "The Dynamic Interaction between Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Breast Tumor Progression" Cells 10, no. 5: 1046. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10051046
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