Disruption of a Quorum Sensing mechanism triggers tumorigenesis: a simple discrete model corroborated by experiments in mammary cancer stem cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The balance between self-renewal and differentiation of stem cells is expected to be tightly controlled in order to maintain tissue homeostasis throughout life, also in the face of environmental hazards. Theory, predicting that homeo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-04-01
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| Series: | Biology Direct |
| Online Access: | http://www.biology-direct.com/content/5/1/20 |