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prostasphere

prostasphere noun: a spherical cluster of prostate cancer cells.

Noun

prostasphere (plural prostaspheres)

  1. A spherical cluster of prostate cancer cells
    • Three-dimensional culture studies showed that trabectedin reduced the number and diameter of spheroids of DU145 and PC3 CSCs. Furthermore, we have found that trabectedin disrupted cell-cell interactions via E-cadherin in prostasphere of DU-145 and PC-3 CSCs. Our results showed that trabectedin...2015 October 21, “Enhanced G2/M Arrest, Caspase Related Apoptosis and Reduced E-Cadherin Dependent Intercellular Adhesion by Trabectedin in Prostate Cancer Stem Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of prostasphere

pluralprostaspheres

Origin of prostasphere

Blend of prostate + -sphere.

Questions about prostasphere

What does prostasphere mean?
Prostasphere means a spherical cluster of prostate cancer cells.
What part of speech is prostasphere?
Prostasphere is a noun.
What is the plural of prostasphere?
The plural of prostasphere is prostaspheres.

Words near prostasphere in the dictionary

  1. prostanoid
  2. prostanoids
  3. prostasin
  4. prostasome
  5. prostasomes
  6. prostasphere
  7. prostaspheres
  8. prostatauxe
  9. prostate
  10. prostate cancer
  11. prostate gland

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