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Correlation of in vitro infiltration with glioma histological type in organotypic brain slices.
British journal of cancer - 16 Aug 2004
Palfi S, Swanson K R, De Boüard S, Chrétien F, Oliveira R, Gherardi R K, Kros J M, Peschanski M, Christov C
Abstract excerpt
Diffuse invasion of the brain, an intrinsic property of gliomas, renders these tumours incurable, and is a principal determinant of their spatial and temporal growth. Knowledge of the invasive potential of gliomas is highly desired in order to understand their behaviour in vivo. Comprehensive ex vivo invasion studies including tumours of different histological types and grades are however lacking, mostly because...
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