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Effects of Low Confluency, Serum Starvation and Hypoxia on the Side Population of Cancer Cell Lines
15 Oct 2007
Abstract excerpt
The cancer stem cell theory describes a small subset of cancer cells that have the ability to initiate and drive the growth of a tumor. The niche refers to the environmental factors and the surrounding cells within which the tumor develops. The exact relationship between cancer stem cells and the tumor niche is not known. However, using side population analysis by flow cytometry, it is possible to analyze the...
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