The molecular and cell biology of pediatric low-grade gliomas

Oncogene

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 2019-2026

  Chen, Y H ^a   Gutmann, D H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

astrocyte; brain tumor; genetically engineered mice; glioma; neural stem cell; pilocytic astrocytoma

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; NEUROFIBROMIN 1; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84899451831     PISSN: 09509232     EISSN: 14765594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/onc.2013.148     Document Type: Review

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