Metastatic tumors adapt their metabolism to the tissue in which they grow. (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

Metastatic tumors adapt their metabolism to the tissue in which they grow.

Caption

Metastatic tumors adapt their metabolism to the tissue in which they grow. The image shows a primary breast cancer tumour (pink) and the metastatic/secondary tumours (purple).

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Chalmers | Fariba Roshanzamir and Yen Strandqvist

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