Tumorigenesis of rat mammary epithelial cells by N-nitroso-N-methylurea in an in vitro system: Characterization of the microtumors

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 204-210

  Laduca, Jeffrey R ^a   Sinha, Dilip K ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

carcinogenesis; collagen; in vitro; mammary

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; COLLAGEN GEL; METHYLNITROSOUREA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0029976457     PISSN: 10712690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02722947     Document Type: Article

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