Ovarian normal and tumor-associated fibroblasts retain in vivo stromal characteristics in a 3-D matrix-dependent manner.

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Published in Gynecol Oncol on May 02, 2008

Authors

Roderick M Quiros1, Matthildi Valianou, Youngjoo Kwon, Kimberly M Brown, Andrew K Godwin, Edna Cukierman

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1: Basic Science, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497, USA.

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