Morphological and molecular characteristics of spheroid formation in HT-29 and Caco-2 colorectal cancer cell lines
Abstract Background Relapse and metastasis in colorectal cancer (CRC) are often attributed to cancer stem-like cells (CSCs), as small sub-population of tumor cells with ability of drug resistance. Accordingly, development of appropriate models to investigate CSCs biology and establishment of effecti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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Series: | Cancer Cell International |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12935-021-01898-9 |