Drug Treatment of Cancer Cell Lines: A Way to Select for Cancer Stem Cells?
Tumors are generally composed of different cell types. In recent years, it has been shown that in many types of cancers a subset of cells show peculiar characteristics, such as the ability to induce tumors when engrafted into host animals, self-renew and being immortal, and give rise to a differenti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-03-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/3/1/1111/ |