Micro- and nanotechnology approaches for capturing circulating tumor cells
Circulating tumor cells (CTC) are cells that have detached from primary tumors and circulate in the bloodstream where they are carried to other organs, leading to seeding of new tumors and metastases. CTC have been known to exist in the bloodstream for more than a century. With recent progress in th...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Springer Vienna
2010
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4452034/ |