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SUBMITTER: Davis C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3362927 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Davis Celestia C Price Robert R Acharya Grishma G Baudino Troy T Borg Thomas T Berger Franklin G FG Peña Maria Marjorette O MM
Microscopy and microanalysis : the official journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada 20110408 4
Tumors consist of a heterogeneous population of neoplastic cells infiltrated by an equally heterogeneous collection of nonneoplastic cells that comprise the tumor microenvironment. Tumor growth, invasion, and metastasis depend on multiple interactions between these cells. To assess their potential as therapeutic targets or vehicles for tumor specific delivery of therapeutic agents, we examined the contribution of bone marrow derived cells (BMDCs) to the intestinal tumor microenvironment. Hematop ...[more]