Tumor induction and tumor regression in Xiphophorus

In Vivo

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-184

  Schartl, Angelika ^a,b   Schartl, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal model; Fish; Hybrid melanoma; Melanoma induction; Melanoma regression; Oncogene; Receptor tyrosine kinase; Tumor; Xiphophorus; Xmrk

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CARCINOGENESIS; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; HYBRID; MELANOMA; TUMOR REGRESSION;

EID: 0030053295     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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