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Transplantation of human malignant tumors to the athymic rat
Author(s) -
Dawson Peter J.,
Kluskens Larry F.,
Colston M. Joseph,
Fieldsteel A. Howard
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19820915)50:6<1151::aid-cncr2820500619>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , rhabdomyosarcoma , transplantation , pathology , sarcoma , cancer research
Nineteen different human malignant tumors were transplanted to 50 congenitally athymic rats. Two tumors, a malignant melanoma and a rhabdomyosarcoma grew progressively, but permanently transplantable lines could not be established.