Galectins in Cancer and Translational Medicine

• Main Author: Armando Bartolazzi (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; galectins in therapy; galectins and cancer; galectins; galectin-8; galectin-9; galectins in diagnosis; galectins and immunity; galectins and human diseases; galectin-3; galectin-1
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In the post-genomic era, many efforts have been devoted to better understanding the biological information encoded by the cell "glycome" in normal and pathologic conditions. The glycan signature of human cells plays a pivotal role in regulating fundamental biological processes, which are c...