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Stromal

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Stromal
A type of tissue that is associated with the support of an organ.
Mentioned in: Wilms' Tumor


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Human UCB-derived MSCs (mesenchymal stem cells) have been successfully isolated, cultivated and been shown to differentiate into various cell types, such as osteoblasts, chondrocytes, adipocytes, stromal cells, skeletal cells, endothelial cells and neural cells and even lung-specific cells in vitro.
Tumors are a complex mix of neoplastic cancer cells and normal cells- inflammatory and immune cells, endothelial cells, fibroblasts, pericytes, and others, collectively known as stromal cells.
Toward this end, the NCCAM laboratory is studying signaling between human prostate cancer cells and their supporting stromal cells as they grow together in laboratory culture.
 
 
 
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