Brain tumors provide new clues to the source of cancer stem cells: Does oncology recapitulate ontogeny?

Cell Cycle

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-137

  Gilbertson, Richard J ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Cancer; Ependymoma; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER STEM CELL; EPENDYMOMA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GLIA; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; ONCOLOGY; ONTOGENY; SHORT SURVEY; SOLID TUMOR;

EID: 31144466448     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.5.2.2319     Document Type: Short Survey

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