Breast cancer stem cells-research opportunities utilizing mathematical modeling

Stem Cell Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-182

  Ashkenazi, Rina ^a   Jackson, Trachette L ^a   Dontu, Gabriela ^b   Wicha, Max S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer stem cells; Carcinogenesis; Mathematical modeling; Self renewal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER STEM CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASTIC STEM CELLS;

EID: 36249004876     PISSN: 15508943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12015-007-0026-2     Document Type: Article

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