it is obvious that one should expect that a cardinal role should be assigned to alterations in those factors which contribute to the capacity of the malignant cells with its environment at the cell membrane level , which in turn is dependent on the concerted functional expression of specialized membrane associated components ( i.e . receptors , cyto adhesion molecules ( cam 's ) , histocompatibility antigens , gap junction complexes , extracellular matrix components , etc . ) .
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cell membrane
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adhesion molecules