A new perspective of vasculogenic mimicry: EMT and cancer stem cells (Review)
- Authors:
- Yun‑Long Fan
- Min Zheng
- Ya‑Ling Tang
- Xin‑Hua Liang
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Affiliations: State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China - Published online on: August 30, 2013 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1555
- Pages: 1174-1180
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