Glioma stem cells: better flat than round.

TitleGlioma stem cells: better flat than round.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsWoolard K, Fine HA
JournalCell Stem Cell
Volume4
Issue6
Pagination466-7
Date Published2009 Jun 05
ISSN1875-9777
KeywordsAnimals, Cell Culture Techniques, Cell Shape, Glioma, Humans, Neoplastic Stem Cells
Abstract

Glioma-initiating cells/glioma stem cells (GIC/GSCs) are grown in vitro using a cumbersome and inefficient spheroid assay. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Pollard and coworkers present a protocol for the efficient derivation of GIC/GSC lines that may greatly improve the isolation and the potential clinical application of these cells.

DOI10.1016/j.stem.2009.05.013
Alternate JournalCell Stem Cell
PubMed ID19497271