Table 2.
Enrichment Only from Cell Culture | Enrichment from Surgically Excised or Primary Cultured Patient Material | Enrichment from Blood Samples |
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Low proteasome activity (ZsGreen-cODC reporter) [26,56] | Cell surface proteins (antibody-based methods) [20] | Cell surface proteins (antibody-based methods) [58] |
Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activity (Aldefluor assay) [25] | ||
Stem cell transcription factors (fluorescent reporters) [42] | Sphere formation assay [55] | |
Side population (Hoechst 33342 exclusion assay) [57] |