Evolution of the brain tumour spheroid model: Transcending current model limitations

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 145, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 819-824

  Corcoran, A ^a   De Ridder, L I F ^b   Del Duca, D ^a   Kalala, O J P ^b   Lah, T ^c   Pilkington, G J ^d   Del Maestro, R F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain tumour invasion models; Glioma; Spheroids

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER INVASION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MIGRATION; COCULTURE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPHEROID CELL;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL MOVEMENT; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0141786999     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-003-0096-0     Document Type: Review

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