Authors' contribution: Dr. Jing SW performed all the experiments and prepared the article (contribution: 30%), Dr. Wang YD designed and directed the project and revised the article (contribution: 40%), all other co-authors participated in the study in patients recruitment, data collection, data analysis, and article preparation (jointly contributed 30%).
Original article
Hypoxia suppresses E-cadherin and enhances matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression favoring esophageal carcinoma migration and invasion via hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha activation
Article first published online: 17 FEB 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2011.01321.x
© 2012 Copyright the Authors. Journal compilation © 2012, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. and the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
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How to Cite
Jing, S.-w., Wang, Y.-d., Chen, L.-Q., Sang, M.-x., Zheng, M.-m., Sun, G.-g., Liu, Q., Cheng, Y.-j. and Yang, C.-r. (2013), Hypoxia suppresses E-cadherin and enhances matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression favoring esophageal carcinoma migration and invasion via hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha activation. Diseases of the Esophagus, 26: 75–83. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2011.01321.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 8 JAN 2013
- Article first published online: 17 FEB 2012
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