The role of astrocytes in CNS tumors: pre-clinical models and novel imaging approaches.

Brain metastasis is a significant clinical problem, yet the mechanisms governing tumor cell extravasation across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and CNS colonization are unclear. Astrocytes are increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of brain metastasis but in vitro work suggests both tumoricidal...

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Main Authors: O'Brien, E, Howarth, C, Sibson, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013

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