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Nature Medicine 5, 735 - 736 (1999)
doi:10.1038/10455

Heparanase: Breaking down barriers in tumors

Suzanne A. Eccles1

  1. Tumor Biology and Metastasis, Section of Cancer Therapeutics, Institute of Cancer Research, Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5NG, UK


Cloning and functional characterization of the long sought-after heparanase opens a new chapter in the understanding and potential manipulation of metastasis and inflammatory processes (pages 793–809).