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Isolation and characterization of stem-like cells from a human ovarian cancer cell line.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry - 1 Apr 2012
Wang Lijuan, Mezencev Roman, Bowen Nathan J, Matyunina Lilya V, McDonald John F
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Increasing evidence supports the existence of a subpopulation of cancer cells capable of self-renewal and differentiation into diverse cell lineages. These cancer stem-like or cancer-initiating cells (CICs) also demonstrate resistance to chemo- and radiotherapy and may function as a primary source of cancer recurrence. We report here on the isolation and in vitro propagation of multicellular ovarian cancer...
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