The Lysyl Oxidase Inhibitor, β-Aminopropionitrile, Diminishes the Metastatic Colonization Potential of Circulating Breast Cancer Cells

Alla Bondareva; Charlene M. Downey; Fabio Ayres; Wei Liu; Steven K. Boyd; Benedikt Hallgrimsson; Frank R. Jirik

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005620

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The Lysyl Oxidase Inhibitor, β-Aminopropionitrile, Diminishes the Metastatic Colonization Potential of Circulating Breast Cancer Cells

Alla Bondareva,

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, The McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Charlene M. Downey,

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, The McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Fabio Ayres,

Affiliations Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, The McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Wei Liu,

Affiliations Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, The McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Steven K. Boyd,

Affiliations Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, The McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Benedikt Hallgrimsson,

Affiliations Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, The McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Frank R. Jirik

* E-mail: jirik@ucalgary.ca

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, The McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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The Lysyl Oxidase Inhibitor, β-Aminopropionitrile, Diminishes the Metastatic Colonization Potential of Circulating Breast Cancer Cells

Alla Bondareva,
Charlene M. Downey,
Fabio Ayres,
Wei Liu,
Steven K. Boyd,
Benedikt Hallgrimsson,
Frank R. Jirik

Published: May 19, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005620

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