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Interplay between neural stem cells and glioblastoma: possible role of neurotrophin signaling

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The author is supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq; Grant Numbers 303276/2013-4 and 409287/2016-4); the Rio Grande do Sul State Research Foundation (FAPERGS; Grant Number 17/2551-0001 071-0); the Children’s Cancer Institute (ICI); and the UFRGS Clinical Hospital institutional research fund (FIPE/HCPA).

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Roesler, R. Interplay between neural stem cells and glioblastoma: possible role of neurotrophin signaling. Clin Transl Oncol 21, 1578–1579 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-019-02206-8

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