* Stromal alterations as quantitative optical biomarkers of epithelial tumor progression.
- Stroma plays an important role during epithelial tumor progression. Probing stroma alteration may become an intrinsic indicator for evaluating epithelial tumor progression. In this review, we summarize our recent works on stromal alterations as quantitative optical biomarkers of epithelial tumor progression by use of nonlinear optical microscopy.
=>重要な, 有力な, 重大な, 大切な
Overview of adj important
The adj important has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (146) important, of import -- (of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important
questions of the day")
2. (4) significant, important -- (important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax
laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant
details"; "statistically significant")
3. (2) crucial, important -- (of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial
moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women")
4. (1) authoritative, important -- (having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important
official"; "the captain's authoritative manner")
5. important -- (having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an
important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office")
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