Cancer stem cells in solid tumors: elusive or illusive?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>During the past years <it>in vivo </it>transplantation experiments and <it>in vitro </it>colony-forming assays indicated that tumors arise only from rare cells. These cells were shown to bear self-renewal capacities and the ability to reca...

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Main Authors: Lehrach Hans R, Adjaye James, Welte Yvonne, Regenbrecht Christian RA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:Cell Communication and Signaling
Online Access:http://www.biosignaling.com/content/8/1/6