Technology term
Cancer-Associated Fibroblast
A fibroblast within or near a tumour that has adopted functions shaped by the cancer environment. Different subtypes can remodel tissue, release signalling molecules, alter immunity and affect tumour growth, but their effects are not identical in every cancer.
English
Cancer-Associated Fibroblast
Arabic
الخلية الليفية المرتبطة بالسرطان
First appeared in
Three-Cell Niche Preceded Wasting in Pancreatic Cancer Models
