To what extent are the "sets" of biologic properties expressed by hypoxic cancer cells and by cancer "stem" cells equivalent, intersecting, disjoint or complementary? Some implications for the design of cancer therapies

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 166-168

  Anderson, K M ^a   Tsui, P ^a,b   Guinan, P ^a,b   Rubenstein, M ^a,b  

^a Hektoen Research Institute   (United States)

^b Department of Ambulatory and Community Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CANCER CELL; CANCER STEM CELL; CANCER THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOXIC CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33750633941     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.05.061     Document Type: Article

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