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Cells > Cells, Cultured > Tumor Cells, Cultured > Embryonal Carcinoma Stem Cells
Cells > Stem Cells > Pluripotent Stem Cells > Embryonic Stem Cells > Embryonal Carcinoma Stem Cells
Cells > Stem Cells > Neoplastic Stem Cells > Embryonal Carcinoma Stem Cells

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Embryonal Carcinoma Stem Cells  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The malignant stem cells of TERATOCARCINOMAS, which resemble pluripotent stem cells of the BLASTOCYST INNER CELL MASS. The EC cells can be grown in vitro, and experimentally induced to differentiate. They are used as a model system for studying early embryonic cell differentiation.

Entry terms

  • Embryonal Carcinoma Cells
  • Teratocarcinoma Stem Cells

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