metastatic potential

collocation in English

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metastatic
adjective
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/ˌmet.əˈstæt.ɪk/us
/ˌmet̬.əˈstæt̬.ɪk/
relating to metastasis (= the spread of a disease, especially cancer, from the place where it started in ...
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potential
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, ...
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Themetastaticpotentialof these tumours is low, but if left untreated they have the potential to invade locally and may erode bone.
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Nevertheless, an intriguing association between tetraspanin expression andmetastaticpotentialindicates that these molecules may provide novel insights into tumour progression.
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Breast carcinoma cells overexpressing transgenic galectin-3 have highermetastaticpotential.
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Cell motility andmetastaticpotentialstudies based on quantum dot imaging of phagokinetic tracks.
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Rb has ametastaticpotentialmanifested by invasion of either the optic nerve or the choroid that can result in spread to non-ocular sites.
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The sumoylation status of reptin modulates the invasive activity of cancer cells withmetastaticpotential.
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Nov overexpression results in reduced tumor size in glioma cells xenografts, but enhancesmetastaticpotentialin xenotransplanted melanoma cells.
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The identification of this metastasis-associated signature provides promise for identifying cells withmetastaticpotentialwithin the primary tumor and hope for improving the prognosis of these metastatic-associated cancers.
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This means that the mobility of cells can be imaged, which is important since themetastaticpotential of breast tissue cells has been shown to increase with mobility.
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Heparan sulfate proteoglycans are major constituents of this layer and it has been shown that increasedmetastaticpotentialcorresponds with increased heparanase activity for a number of cell lines.
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There is nometastaticpotential.
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