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Microenvironmental regulation of cancer development.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Feb 2008
Hu Min, Polyak Kornelia
Abstract excerpt
Numerous studies have demonstrated that the tumor microenvironment not only responds to and supports carcinogenesis, but also actively contributes to tumor initiation, progression, and metastasis. During tumor progression all cells composing the tumor undergo phenotypic and epigenetic changes. Paracrine signaling between epithelial and stromal cells is important for the regulation of the proliferation, invasive,...
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