Crypt stem cells as the cells-of-origin of intestinal cancer

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 457
Issue: 7229
Pages: 608-611
Citations: 2115
Access: Closed

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                                    Nick Barker, 
                                
                                    Rachel A. Ridgway, 
                                
                                    Johan H. van Es
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Crypt stem cells as the cells-of-origin of intestinal cancer. 
                            Nature
                            , 457
                            (7229)
                            , 608-611.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature07602
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature07602