Cancer stem cells from a rare form of glioblastoma multiforme involving the neurogenic ventricular wall

Cancer stem cells from a rare form of glioblastoma multiforme involving the neurogenic ventricular wall

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The cancer stem cell (CSC) hypothesis posits that deregulated neural stem cells (NSCs) form the basis of brain tumors such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). GBM, however, usually forms in the cerebral white matter while normal NSCs r...

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Main Authors: Li Shengwen, Vu Long T, Ho Hector W, Yin Hong, Keschrumrus Vic, Lu Qiang, Wang Jun, Zhang Heying, Ma Zhiwei, Stover Alexander, Weiss John H, Schwartz Philip H, Loudon William G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
Subjects:
Glioblastoma multiforme
Primary tumors
Brain tumor stem cells
Cancer stem cells
Organotypic brain slice culture
Online Access:http://www.cancerci.com/content/12/1/41

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