Physical biology in cancer. 2. The physical biology of circulating tumor cells

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 306, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Phillips, Kevin G ^a,b   Kuhn, Peter ^c   McCarty, Owen J T ^a,b  

^a Oregon Health and Science University Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulating tumor cells; Coagulation; Fluid biopsy; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOPHYSICS; BLOOD FLOW; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CENTRIFUGATION; CIRCULATING TUMOR CELL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROFILTRATION; MICROFLUIDICS; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS; COAGULATION; FLUID BIOPSY; METASTASIS;

ANIMALS; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASTIC CELLS, CIRCULATING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84892598807     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00294.2013     Document Type: Article

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