Neurosphere
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| Neurosphere | |
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| Term | Neurosphere |
| Short definition | Neurosphere - (pronounced) (NOOR-oh-sfeer) A small cluster of nerve stem cells grown in the lab. Neurospheres can be grown to resemble normal human nerve tissue or a specific type of tumor. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Neurosphere - (pronounced) (NOOR-oh-sfeer) A small cluster of nerve stem cells grown in the lab. Neurospheres can be grown to resemble normal human nerve tissue or a specific type of tumor. They can be used to study how nerve tissue forms and how certain diseases of the nervous system such as Parkinson's disease or brain tumors develop. Neurospheres can also be used to test new treatments before they are given to humans
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