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Obtaining Cancer Stem Cell Spheres from Gynecological and Breast Cancer Tumors.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE - 1 Mar 2020
Laranjo Mafalda, Carvalho Maria João, Serambeque Beatriz, Alves André, Marto Carlos Miguel, Silva Isabel, Paiva Artur, Botelho Maria Filomena
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Cancer stem cells (CSC) are a small population with self-renewal and plasticity which are responsible for tumorigenesis, resistance to treatment and recurrent disease. This population can be identified by surface markers, enzymatic activity and a functional profile. These approaches per se are limited, due to phenotypic heterogeneity and CSC plasticity. Here, we update the sphere-forming protocol to obtain CSC...
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