A Soft Matrix Enhances the Cancer Stem Cell Phenotype of HCC Cells
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) comprise a small portion of cancer cells, have greater self-renewal ability and metastatic potential than non-CSCs and are resistant to drugs and radiotherapy. CSCs and non-CSCs, which can reversibly change their stemness states, typically play roles in plasticity and cancer...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/11/2831 |