Cancer Stem Cells and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT)-Phenotypic Cells: Are They Cousins or Twins?

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are cells within a tumor that possess the capacity to self-renew and maintain tumor-initiating capacity through differentiation into the heterogeneous lineages of cancer cells that comprise the whole tumor. These tumor-initiating cells could provide a resource for cells that...

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Main Authors: Fazlul H. Sarkar, Zhiwei Wang, Yiwei Li, Dejuan Kong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-02-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/3/1/716/