Malignancy without immortality? Cellular immortalization as a possible late event in melanoma progression
Cell senescence is a permanent growth arrest following extended proliferation. Cultured cancer cells including metastatic melanoma cells often appear immortal (proliferate indefinitely), while uncultured benign nevi (moles) show senescence markers. Here, with new explantation methods, we investigate...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3123747/ |