Fol. Biol. 2012, 58, 81-86

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2012058020081

PAR2 Knock-Out C57Bl6 Mice as a Model for Evaluating Metastases of Cancer Cells: Pilot in Vivo Study of the Metastatic Potential of B16 Melanoma in Knock-Out (PAR2-/-) Animals

Radoslav Matěj1,2, M. Zadinová3, P. Poučková3, J. Kukal4, T. Olejár1,3

1Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Thomayer Teaching Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
2Department of Pathology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
3Institute of Biophysics and Informatics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
4Department of Software Engineering in Economy, Faculty of Nuclear Science and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

Received August 2011
Accepted November 2011

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