Side population rather than CD133<sup>+ </sup>cells distinguishes enriched tumorigenicity in hTERT-immortalized primary prostate cancer cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Subpopulations of cancer cells with the capacity of generating solid tumors have been characterized. In various cancer types, including prostate cancer cells, a side population (SP) and CD133-expressing cells have been proposed as co...

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Main Authors: Wolcott Karen, Cannon Virginetta, Wang Honghe, Zhou Jianjun, Song Hongbin, Yates Clayton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
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Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/10/1/112