RETRACTED: MMP-9 induces CD44 cleavage and CD44 mediated cell migration in glioblastoma xenograft cells.
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Program of Cancer Biology, Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, One Illini Drive, Peoria, IL 61605, USA.
Chandramu
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Chetty
Program of Cancer Biology, Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, One Illini Drive, Peoria, IL 61605, USA.
Sravan K
SK
Vanamala
Program of Cancer Biology, Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, One Illini Drive, Peoria, IL 61605, USA.
Christopher S
CS
Gondi
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, One Illini Drive, Peoria, IL 61605, USA.
Dzung H
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Dinh
Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, One Illini Drive, Peoria, IL 61605, USA.
Meena
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Gujrati
Program of Cancer Biology, Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, One Illini Drive, Peoria, IL 61605, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, One Illini Drive, Peoria, IL 61605, USA. Electronic address: jsrao@uic.edu.
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