Abstract
Serpin expression in tumors facilitates brain metastasis by blocking the effects of plasmin.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Brain Neoplasms / etiology
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Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
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Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
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Breast Neoplasms / genetics
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Breast Neoplasms / pathology
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Female
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Fibrinolysin / metabolism*
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Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms / genetics
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology
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Serpins / metabolism*