A major role for microRNAs in glioblastoma cancer stem-like cells

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 423-434

  Yang, Hong Wei ^a   Xing, Hongyan ^a   Johnson, Mark D ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer stem cells; Glioma; MicroRNA

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MICRORNA 10A; MICRORNA 10B; MICRORNA 124; MICRORNA 128; MICRORNA 138; MICRORNA 148A; MICRORNA 302; MICRORNA 33A; MICRORNA 34A; MICRORNA 367; MICRORNA 451; MICRORNA 9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOGENESIS; CANCER STEM CELL; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RENEWAL; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIOBLASTOMA CELL LINE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; ANIMAL; GENETICS; GLIOBLASTOMA; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; NEOPLASTIC STEM CELLS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84925493318     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-015-0574-y     Document Type: Review

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