Stromal Cells Derived from Visceral and Obese Adipose Tissue Promote Growth of Ovarian Cancers

Yan Zhang; Aleksandra Nowicka; Travis N. Solley; Caimiao Wei; Aaroh Parikh; Laurence Court; Jared K. Burks; Michael Andreeff; Wendy A. Woodward; Ali Dadbin; Mikhail G. Kolonin; Karen H. Lu; Ann H. Klopp

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136361

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Stromal Cells Derived from Visceral and Obese Adipose Tissue Promote Growth of Ovarian Cancers

Yan Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Aleksandra Nowicka,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Travis N. Solley,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Caimiao Wei,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Aaroh Parikh,

Affiliation Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Laurence Court,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Jared K. Burks,

Affiliation Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Michael Andreeff,

Affiliation Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Wendy A. Woodward,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Ali Dadbin,

Affiliation The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Mikhail G. Kolonin,

Affiliation The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Karen H. Lu,

Affiliation Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Ann H. Klopp

* E-mail: Aklopp@mdanderson.org

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Stromal Cells Derived from Visceral and Obese Adipose Tissue Promote Growth of Ovarian Cancers

Yan Zhang,
Aleksandra Nowicka,
Travis N. Solley,
Caimiao Wei,
Aaroh Parikh,
Laurence Court,
Jared K. Burks,
Michael Andreeff,
Wendy A. Woodward,
Ali Dadbin

Published: August 28, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136361

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