Molecular and cell biology of brain tumor stem cells: Lessons from neural progenitor/stem cells

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages

  Xie, Zhigang ^a   Chin, Lawrence S ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infiltration; Proliferation; Renewal; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER STEM CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASTIC STEM CELLS; NEURONS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS;

EID: 44949183595     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/foc/2008/24/3-4/e24     Document Type: Article

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