In search of liver cancer stem cells

Stem Cell Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-192

  Ma, Stephanie ^a   Chan, Kwok Wah ^a   Guan, Xin Yuan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ALDH; CD133; HCC; Liver cancer stem cells; Liver regeneration

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; CD133 ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; PEPTIDE;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANCER STEM CELL; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER TUMOR; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ANTIGENS, CD; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER REGENERATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASTIC STEM CELLS; PEPTIDES; STEM CELLS;

EID: 58149200071     PISSN: 15508943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12015-008-9035-z     Document Type: Review

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