Vimentin expression and the influence of Matrigel in cell lines of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

• Main Authors: Aluana Maria da Costa Dal Vechio (Author), Fernanda Salgueiredo Giudice (Author), Felipe Fornias Sperandio (Author), Andrea Mantesso (Author), Décio dos Santos Pinto Junior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Vimentin is a cytoeskeletal intermediate filament protein commonly observed in mesenchymal cells; however, it can also be found in malignant epithelial cells. It is demonstrated in several carcinomas, such as those of the cervix, breast and bladder, in which it is widely used as a marker of the epit...