Functional Characteristics of Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Pituitary Adenomas

• Main Authors: Kaspars Megnis (Author), Ilona Mandrika (Author), Ramona Petrovska (Author), Janis Stukens (Author), Vita Rovite (Author), Inga Balcere (Author), Laima Sabine Jansone (Author), Raitis Peculis (Author), Valdis Pirags (Author), Janis Klovins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pituitary adenomas are one of the most common endocrine and intracranial neoplasms. Although they are theoretically monoclonal in origin, several studies have shown that they contain different multipotent cell types that are thought to play an important role in tumor initiation, maintenance, and rec...