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A cell transportation solution that preserves live circulating tumor cells in patient blood samples

BACKGROUND: Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are typically collected into CellSave fixative tubes, which kills the cells, but preserves their morphology. Currently, the clinical utility of CTCs is mostly limited to their enumeration. More detailed investigation of CTC biology can be performed on live...

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Autores principales: Stefansson, Steingrimur, Adams, Daniel L., Ershler, William B., Le, Huyen, Ho, David H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4858886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27150191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-016-2330-1