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Definition of Teratocarcinoma

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Medical Definition of Teratocarcinoma

1. Malignant tumour (teratoma) thought to originate from primordial germ cells or misplaced blastomeres that contains tissues derived from all three embryonic layers, such as bone, muscle, cartilage, nerve, tooth buds and various glands. Accompanied by undifferentiated, pluripotent epithelial cells known as embryonal carcinoma cells. (16 Dec 1997)

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Literary usage of Teratocarcinoma

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1. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"... a mouse teratocarcinoma cell line that can be induced to differentiate into neuron- and glia-like cells by treatment with retinoic acid (McBurney et al. ..."

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