Formation of Tumorspheres with Increased Stemness without External Mitogens in a Lung Cancer Model
Like with most solid tumors, the presence of a subpopulation of cancer stem cells (CSCs) or cancer stem-like cells (CS-LCs) has been associated with chemoresistance and tumor relapse in lung cancer cells. In the absence of serum, CSCs/CS-LCs have the ability to grow as lung tumorspheres (LTSs), and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2016-01-01
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Series: | Stem Cells International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5603135 |