EpCAM and solid tumour fractionation

Nature Reviews Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-

  Visvader, Jane E ^a   Lindeman, Geoffrey J ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; EPITHELIAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER STEM CELL; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CELL FRACTIONATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; LETTER; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PURIFICATION; SOLID TUMOR; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 58849105009     PISSN: 1474175X     EISSN: 14741768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrc2499-c2     Document Type: Letter

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