Detection and Characterization of CD133+ Cancer Stem Cells in Human Solid Tumours

Virginia Tirino; Vincenzo Desiderio; Riccardo d'Aquino; Francesco De Francesco; Giuseppe Pirozzi; Umberto Galderisi; Carlo Cavaliere; Alfredo De Rosa; Gianpaolo Papaccio

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003469

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Detection and Characterization of CD133⁺ Cancer Stem Cells in Human Solid Tumours

Virginia Tirino ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Virginia Tirino, Vincenzo Desiderio

Affiliation Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sezione di Istologia ed Embriologia, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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Vincenzo Desiderio ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Virginia Tirino, Vincenzo Desiderio

Affiliation Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sezione di Istologia ed Embriologia, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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Riccardo d'Aquino,

Affiliation Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sezione di Istologia ed Embriologia, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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Francesco De Francesco,

Affiliation Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sezione di Istologia ed Embriologia, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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Giuseppe Pirozzi,

Affiliation Dipartimento di Oncologia Sperimentale, I.N.T. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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Umberto Galderisi,

Affiliation Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sezione di Biotecnologie, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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Carlo Cavaliere,

Affiliation Dipartimento di Medicina Pubblica e Preventiva, Sezione Anatomia Umana, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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Alfredo De Rosa,

Affiliation Dipartimento di Scienze Odontostomatologiche Ortodontiche e Chirurgiche, Secondo Ateneo di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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Gianpaolo Papaccio

* E-mail: gianpaolo.papaccio@unina2.it

Affiliation Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sezione di Istologia ed Embriologia, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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Detection and Characterization of CD133⁺ Cancer Stem Cells in Human Solid Tumours

Virginia Tirino,
Vincenzo Desiderio,
Riccardo d'Aquino,
Francesco De Francesco,
Giuseppe Pirozzi,
Umberto Galderisi,
Carlo Cavaliere,
Alfredo De Rosa,
Gianpaolo Papaccio

Published: October 21, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003469

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Extremely interesting Posted by mauristem on 04 Oct 2009 at 09:41 GMT
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Publisher's Note: Correction to Figure 8 Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 24 Nov 2008 at 20:48 GMT
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