The Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Generates Cells with Properties of Stem Cells

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BiologyEpithelial–mesenchymal transitionStem cellMesenchymal stem cellCancer stem cellEpitheliumCell biologyMetastasisCancer researchCellCell cultureCancerGenetics

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 133
Issue: 4
Pages: 704-715
Citations: 8595
Access: Closed

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                                    Sendurai A. Mani, 
                                
                                    Wenjun Guo, 
                                
                                    Mai-Jing Liao
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            The Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Generates Cells with Properties of Stem Cells. 
                            Cell
                            , 133
                            (4)
                            , 704-715.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2008.03.027
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.03.027