Defined Mathematical Relationships Among Cancer Cells Suggest Modular Growth in Tumor Progression and Highlight Developmental Features Consistent With a Para-Embryonic Nature of Cancer
Several similarities between the embryo development and the cancer process suggest the para-embryonic nature of tumors. Starting from an initial cancer stem cell (i-CSC) as a para-embryonic stem cell (p-ESC), a hierarchic sequence of CSCs (CSC1s, CSC2s, CSC3s) and non-CSCs [cancer progenitor cells (...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcell.2020.00804/full |