The challenge of tumor heterogeneity - Different phenotypes of cancer stem cells in a head and neck squamous cell carcinoma xenograft mouse model

In Vivo

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 593-598

  Geißler, Christin ^a   Hambek, Markus ^a   Leinung, Martin ^a   Diensthuber, Marc ^a   Gassner, Davina ^a   Stöver, Timo ^a   Wagenblast, Jens ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ALDH1A1; CD44; CSC; EGFR; Ki 67; Tumor stem cells; Xenograft mouse model

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; CELL MARKER; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; HERMES ANTIGEN; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER MODEL; CANCER STEM CELL; CELL INVASION; CELL MIGRATION; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR XENOGRAFT;

EID: 84865094573     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: 17917549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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