Loss of a Barrier to Tumor Formation (IMAGE)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Loss of a Barrier to Tumor Formation

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Loss of a barrier to tumor formation: On the left, a protective barrier of activin B expression (red color) is present in normal pancreatic islets. On the right, this barrier is missing in derivative islet tumors. The cyan color shows cell nuclei.

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Iacovos Michael/EPFL

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