Abstract:Background: In normal tissues following injury, there is an expansion of tissue specific stem cells prior to their differentiation to initiate injury repair. Once the tissue is repaired, the stem cells return to a quiescent state. Tumor tissue, might follow similar characteristics as in normal tissues, but the control of the expansion process may be significantly altered. Recently, ovarian cancer stem cells (ovCSC) were isolated from ovarian cancer tissue and ascites using CD44/CK18 as markers. We hypothesize … Show more
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