The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 3 , Pages 331-335 , March 2007

Raf-1 activation in gastrointestinal carcinoid cells decreases tumor cell adhesion

Presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Society, Mackinac Island, MI, August 6–9, 2006

Received 12 August 2006 ,Revised 20 September 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(06)00794-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.09.016

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 3 , Pages 331-335 , March 2007

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