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Cells > Connective Tissue Cells > Fibroblasts > Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts

Preferred term

Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Subpopulation of heterogeneous fibroblasts within the TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT that support NEOPLASTIC CELL TRANSFORMATION and NEOPLASTIC PROCESSES.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cancer Associated Fibroblasts
  • Tumor-Associated Fibroblasts

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-J0J5X2PK-9

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