Authors: Koji Okudela, Hitoshi Kitamura, Noriyuki Nagahara, Akira Katayama
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: Nova Biomedical Books
Of the many markers for cancer stem cells (CSCs) in lung cancer reported to date, the cell surface antigen CD133, nuclear ß-catenin accumulation, the side population phenotype, and high aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activity seem to be most reliable. This book reviews the results of studies on lung CSCs and discusses