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Human Cancer in Primary Culture, A Handbook

Part of the book series: Developments in Oncology ((DION,volume 64))

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A majority of malignant gliomas yield vigorous short-term cultures which are apparently derived from the tumour cells and not stroma. In a high proportion of cases, perhaps 30-40%, these short-term lines will give rise to established cell lines. It is the purpose of this review to examine the current methodology for preparing short-term cultures from malignant glioma and the other major types of intracranial tumours and some of the characteristics of such cultures.

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Darling, J.L. (1991). Brain. In: Masters, J.R.W. (eds) Human Cancer in Primary Culture, A Handbook. Developments in Oncology, vol 64. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3304-3_10

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