Mass culture and characterization of tumor cells from a naturally occurring invertebrate cancer model: Applications for human and animal disease and environmental health

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-39

  Walker, Charles ^a   Böttger, S Anne ^a,b   Mulkern, Joseph ^a,c   Jerszyk, Emily ^a,d   Litvaitis, Marianne ^a   Lesser, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dyax Corp   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CANCER; INVERTEBRATE; MODELING; PROTEIN; TUMOR;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; MYA; MYA ARENARIA;

EID: 60849098729     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv216n1p23     Document Type: Article

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