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Acidic pH with coordinated reduction of basic fibroblast growth factor maintains the glioblastoma stem cell-like phenotype in vitro.
Journal of bioscience and bioengineering - 1 May 2017
Haley Elizabeth M, Tilson Samantha G, Triantafillu Ursula L, Magrath Justin W, Kim Yonghyun
Abstract excerpt
Glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) are a unique subpopulation of cells within glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) brain tumors that possess the ability to self-renew and differentiate into bulk tumor cells. GSCs are resistant to currently available treatments and are the likely culprit behind tumor relapse in GBM patients. However, GSCs are currently inaccessible to the larger scientific community because obtaining a...
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