Cancer - Stem cells and brain tumours

被引:94
作者
Dirks, Peter B. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Toronto, Hosp Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
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10.1038/444687a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Stem cells are increasingly implicated in maintaining certain cancers. Studies of an intractable type of brain tumour provide hints as to why such cells may underlie the tumours' resistance to therapy.
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页码:687 / 688
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