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Retinoids, Polyamines and Teratocarcinoma Differentiation

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Vitamins and Cancer

Part of the book series: Experimental Biology and Medicine, Vol. 10 ((EBAM,volume 10))

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Teratocarcinomas are tumors of gonadal tissue origin which contain an array of differentiated cell phenotypes derived from a population of undifferentiated stem cells known as embryonal carcinoma (EC) cells. These undifferentiated EC cells are the primary malignant cells of such tumors, while their differentiated derivatives are benign.

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    Joel Schindler & Michael Kelly

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    Frank L. Meyskens Jr.

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    Kedar N. Prasad

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Schindler, J., Kelly, M. (1986). Retinoids, Polyamines and Teratocarcinoma Differentiation. In: Meyskens, F.L., Prasad, K.N. (eds) Vitamins and Cancer. Experimental Biology and Medicine, Vol. 10, vol 10. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5006-7_2

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