Abstract
Benefits and beneficiaries
Selected references
Participants
AIMS of the project
Project Workplan
HEPARANASE Network
Concerted actions
Results
Scientific publications
Selected references on prior art

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Vlodavsky, I., and  Friedmann, Y. (2001) Molecular properties and involvement of heparanase in cancer metastasis and angiogenesis. J. Clin. Invest., 108, 341-347

Parish, C.R., Freeman, C., and Hulett, M.D. (2001) Heparanase: a key enzyme involved in cell invasion. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1471, M99-M108

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Levy-Adam, F., Miao, H. Q., Heinrikson, R. L., Vlodavsky I., and Ilan, N. (2003). Heterodimer formation is essential for heparanase enzymatic activity. Biochim. Biophys. Res. Comm. 308, 885-891

Casu, B., Guerrini, M., Guglieri, S., Naggi, A., Perez, M., Torri, G., Cassinelli, G., Ribatti, D., Carminati, P., Giannini, G., Penco, S., Pisano, C., Belleri, M., Rusnati, M, and Presta, M. (2004) Undersulfated and glycol-split heparins endowed with antiangiogenic activity J. Med. Chem 47, 838-848

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