Subcutaneous Growth of Human Tumours in Mice

CASTRO 1 reported the successful growth of human tumours in immune suppressed mice after the tumour tissue had been implanted beneath the left kidney capsule. In similar work we have used the subcutaneous route because we found this to be the most successful in our extensive investigations into tumo...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1973-05, Vol.243 (5402), p.91-91
Main Authors: FRANKS, C. R, PERKINS, F. T, HOLMES, J. THORNTON
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma
Animals
Breast Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Cecal Neoplasms
Colonic Neoplasms
HeLa Cells
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Immunosuppression
letter
Liver Neoplasms
Melanoma
Mice
multidisciplinary
Neoplasm Transplantation
Radiation Chimera
Rectal Neoplasms
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Stomach Neoplasms
Thymectomy
Transplantation, Heterologous
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Summary:CASTRO 1 reported the successful growth of human tumours in immune suppressed mice after the tumour tissue had been implanted beneath the left kidney capsule. In similar work we have used the subcutaneous route because we found this to be the most successful in our extensive investigations into tumour growth in ALS treated mice.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/243091a0