Precancerous stem cells can serve as tumor vasculogenic progenitors.
Tumor neo-vascularization is critical for tumor growth, invasion and metastasis, which has been considered to be mediated by a mechanism of angiogenesis. However, histopathological studies have suggested that tumor cells might be the progenitor for tumor vasculature. Recently, we have reported that...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-02-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2242848?pdf=render |