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Chlorotoxin, a scorpion‐derived peptide, specifically binds to gliomas and tumors of neuroectodermal origin
29 May 2002
Abstract excerpt
Highly migratory neuroectodermal cells share a common embryonic origin with cells of the central nervous system (CNS). They include enteric, parasympathetic, sympathoadrenal, and sensory neurons of the peripheral nervous system, Schwann cells, melanocytes, endocrine cells, and cells forming connective tissue of the face and neck. Because of their common embryologic origin, these cells and the tumors that derive...
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