Open AccessChronic Cadmium Exposure in Vitro Causes Acquisition of Multiple Tumor Cell Characteristics in Human Pancreatic Epithelial Cells
Author(s) -
Wei Qu,
Erik J. Tokar,
Andrew J. Kim,
Matthew W. Bell,
Michael P. Waalkes
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1205082
Subject(s) - cd44 , matrigel , pancreatic cancer , cancer stem cell , cancer cell , cancer research , cell , biology , stem cell , chemistry , pathology , cancer , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , angiogenesis , biochemistry , genetics
Cancer may be a stem cell (SC)-based disease involving formation of cancer SCs (CSCs) potentially arising from transformation of normal SCs. Cadmium has been linked to human pancreatic cancer.
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