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Abstract
Subpopulation of heterogeneous fibroblasts within the TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT that support NEOPLASTIC CELL TRANSFORMATION and NEOPLASTIC PROCESSES.
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- Cancer Associated Fibroblasts
- Tumor-Associated Fibroblasts
- Cancer Associated Fibroblast
- Cancer-Associated Fibroblast
- Fibroblast, Cancer Associated
- Fibroblast, Cancer-Associated
- Fibroblast, Tumor-Associated
- Fibroblasts, Cancer Associated
- Fibroblasts, Cancer-Associated
- Fibroblasts, Tumor-Associated
- Tumor Associated Fibroblasts
- Tumor-Associated Fibroblast
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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2017
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- Fibroblasts (1999-2016)
- Tumor Microenvironment (2010-2016)
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- National Library of Medicine. Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000072645. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000072645
- Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer-associated_fibroblast
- Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42417562