FLC tumor cells (IMAGE)
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Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC) gets its name from the fibrous bands of collagen that run through the tumor. In the current study, microscopy was used to map where the different genes are expressed in a FLC tumor. This microscopy shows that the collagen is being generated not by the FLC tumor cells (red), but instead in the wispy host cells (green) called stellate cells, in response to the FLC cells.
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Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics at The Rockefeller University
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