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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2014; 20(28): 9405-9417
Published online Jul 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i28.9405
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Figure 2 Pancreatic cancer cell microenvironment (the cellular elements are predominately mesenchymal cells such as pancreatic stellate cells, fibroblasts, blood vessels and nerves) and the links between cancer cells and drug-resistant cells determined through the epithelial-mesenchymal transition-phenotype as well as between cancer stem cells and the ncRNAs in their surroundings. PRC2: Polycomb repressive complex 2; EMT: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition.