Human Prostate Cells (IMAGE)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Human Prostate Cells

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Wild type human prostate cells from an organoid (a man-made construct that resembles an organ). These cells have come from a xenograft where they serve as controls for the study of primary prostate cancer tumor cells, which are also injected into mice and then extracted for characterization.

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National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

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