Cancer Stem Cells and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT)-Phenotypic Cells: Are They Cousins or Twins?
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are cells within a tumor that possess the capacity to self-renew and maintain tumor-initiating capacity through differentiation into the heterogeneous lineages of cancer cells that comprise the whole tumor. These tumor-initiating cells could provide a resource for cells that...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-02-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/3/1/716/ |