tumorigenesis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tumorigenesis
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"Understanding how these psychological stressors influence the distribution and activity of immune cells, especially peripheral NK cells, may provide valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying inflammation and tumorigenesis," Alhamawi explained.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
These compounds, which are characterized by sulfur-sulfur bonds, play key roles in energy metabolism, embryonic development, cardiac function, tumorigenesis, innate immunity, antiviral defense, and the prevention of chronic pulmonary disorders.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2024
Thus, following knockdown of p53 and NF1, cortical neurons regressed developmentally and formed glioblastoma cancer stem cells capable of tumorigenesis.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 11, 2013
This strongly indicates that at least the defects in , and did not accumulate due to for example, the genomic length of the genes, but that they were selected for during the process of tumorigenesis.
From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2012
The cancer stem-cell hypothesis contradicts the prevailing view that every cancer cell can create more cancer cells or tumours, a process known as tumorigenesis.
From Nature ● Dec. 14, 2011
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