Phytohemagglutinin-induced gut hyperplasia and the growth of a mouse lymphosarcoma tumor

Journal of Experimental Therapeutics and Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-176

  Pryme, I F ^a   Pusztai, A J ^b   Grant, G ^b   Bardocz, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hyperplasia; Krebs II lymphosarcoma cells; Lectin; Phytohemagglutinin; Tumor growth

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HYPERPLASIA; LYMPHOSARCOMA; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HYPERPLASIA; LYMPHOMA, DIFFUSE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NEOPLASM TRANSPLANTATION; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS;

EID: 0030132022     PISSN: 13594117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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