Rapid Tumor Development with a Modified MCF-7 Xenograft Model

Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 82-85

  Hale, Laura V ^a   Layman, Nicolette K ^a   Wilson, Pam ^a   Short, Lorri L ^a   Magee, Dave E ^a   Wightman, Stephen R ^a   Fuchs Young, Robin ^a,b  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MATRIGEL; TAMOXIFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GRAFT; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TUMOR GROWTH; XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, NUDE; NEOPLASM TRANSPLANTATION; TAMOXIFEN; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

EID: 0031035479     PISSN: 00236764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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