The Role of the Omental Microenvironment in Ovarian Cancer Metastatic Colonization

Abstract

The omentum is a highly vascularized tissue that comprises mainly adipocytes interspersed with structures known as milky spots which contain immune cell. The goal of this project is to increase our knowledge of the structure and function of milky spots in the mouse omentum, the interactions of ovarian tumor cells with these structures and identify specific cells and molecules involved in the interactions between ovarian tumor cells and the omental microenvironment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA549601

Entities

People

  • Carrie W. Rinker-schaeffer

Organizations

  • University of Chicago

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesion
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cancer
  • Cell Line
  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Culture Media
  • Culture Techniques
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Fat Cells
  • Macrophages
  • Medical Personnel
  • Microscopy
  • Molecules
  • Neoplasms
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Tissues

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  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Oncology (Cancer Research).