A Distinct Slow-Cycling Cancer Stem-like Subpopulation of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cells is maintained in Vivo
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. In Vivo DiI+/SCC Identification
2.2. DiI+/SCC Form a Distinct Subpopulation In Vivo
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Cells and Culture Conditions
3.2. Animals
3.3. Tumor Establishment/ In Vivo DiI+/SCC
3.4. Immunohistochemistry/immunofluorescence (IHC/IF)
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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Dembinski, J.L.; Krauss, S. A Distinct Slow-Cycling Cancer Stem-like Subpopulation of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cells is maintained in Vivo. Cancers 2010, 2, 2011-2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers2042011
Dembinski JL, Krauss S. A Distinct Slow-Cycling Cancer Stem-like Subpopulation of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cells is maintained in Vivo. Cancers. 2010; 2(4):2011-2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers2042011
Chicago/Turabian StyleDembinski, Jennifer L., and Stefan Krauss. 2010. "A Distinct Slow-Cycling Cancer Stem-like Subpopulation of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cells is maintained in Vivo" Cancers 2, no. 4: 2011-2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers2042011
APA StyleDembinski, J. L., & Krauss, S. (2010). A Distinct Slow-Cycling Cancer Stem-like Subpopulation of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cells is maintained in Vivo. Cancers, 2(4), 2011-2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers2042011