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Human cell 'antennas' linked to cancer growth?
Posted Jun 29th 2007 4:25PM by Brian White
Filed under: All Cancers, Research
Cellular antennas don't just allow that that precious mobile phone call, they signal the development of cells in side the human body as well. Scientists are looking more and more at the cilia that inhabit human cells, kind of like the fuzz on a tennis ball.
These cilia are small, hair-like structures (like tiny antennas) that are able to detect signals suggesting (or not suggesting) cell growth.
In fact, cilia signaling is being looked at
in reference to its connection to cancer. Scientists are trying to determine what exactly causes the "dismatnling" of these cilia that possibly contributes to rapid cell growth in humans -- many of which end up as cancerous growths.
Tags: cancer activity, cancer cells, CancerActivity, CancerCells, cell antennas, CellAntennas, human cancer cells, HumanCancerCells
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