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Primary prostate cancer cultures are models for androgen-independent transit amplifying cells.
Oncology reports - 1 Feb 2010
Bühler Patrick, Wolf Philipp, Katzenwadel Arndt, Schultze-Seemann Wolfgang, Wetterauer Ulrich, Freudenberg Nikolaus, Elsässer-Beile Ursula
Abstract excerpt
Numerous efforts exist for developing primary prostate cancer cultures for studying the biology of this tumor entity and for evaluation of the effectiveness of novel therapies. However, there is doubt if cultures that represent the fully differentiated phenotype can be established. The aim of the present study was to characterize primary outgrowing prostate epithelial cells due to their basal or luminal...
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