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The cancer stem cell: premises, promises and challenges

Clevers, Hans·2011·Nature Medicine

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Authors: Clevers, H.
Venue: Nature Medicine
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2011-03
Volume: 17
Issue: 3
Pages: 313-319
ISSN: 1078-8956 (ISSN-L)
1546-170X
DOI: 10.1038/nm.2304
OpenAlex: W2020131167
Cited by: 1,923
References: 81
FWCI: 71.42
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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