Cutaneous mastocytomas in the neotenic caudate Amphibians ambystoma mexicanum (Axolotl) and Ambystoma tigrinum (Tiger salamander)

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 125, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 187-192

  Harshbarger, John C ^a   Chang, Sing Chen ^a,e   DeLanney, Louis E ^b   Rose, Francis L ^c   Green, David E ^d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PARKINSON S INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Texas State University   (United States)

^d National Wildlife Health Center   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma; Amphibian; Axolotl; Mastocytoma; Tiger salamander

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; MASTOCYTOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALAMANDER; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TUMOR;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; ANIMALS; MAST-CELL SARCOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0345561656     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004320050262     Document Type: Article

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