Migrating cancer stem cells — an integrated concept of malignant tumour progression

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CarcinogenesisBiologyPhenotypeCancerCancer researchCancer stem cellTumor progressionStem cellCancer cellMetastasisTumour heterogeneityGeneCell biologyGenetics

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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg DE

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Year: 2005
Type: review
Volume: 5
Issue: 9
Pages: 744-749
Citations: 1336
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                                    Thomas Brabletz, 
                                
                                    Andreas Jung, 
                                
                                    Simone Spaderna
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2005). 
                            Migrating cancer stem cells — an integrated concept of malignant tumour progression. 
                            Nature reviews. Cancer
                            , 5
                            (9)
                            , 744-749.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nrc1694
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nrc1694