Overexpression of calcium-permeable glutamate receptors in glioblastoma derived brain tumor initiating cells.

Glioblastoma multiforme is the most malignant type of primary brain tumor with a poor prognosis. These tumors consist of a heterogeneous population of malignant cells, including well-differentiated tumor cells and less differentiated cells with stem cell properties. These cancer stem cells, known as...

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Main Authors: Michael C Oh, Joseph M Kim, Michael Safaee, Gurvinder Kaur, Matthew Z Sun, Rajwant Kaur, Anna Celli, Theodora M Mauro, Andrew T Parsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3479115?pdf=render