The association between phenotype and size of breast tumors induced by 1-methyl-1-nitrosourea (MNU) injection in rats

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Jaafar, Hasnan ^a   Idris, Fauziah Mohamad ^a   Nafi, Siti Norasikin Mohd ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

1 methyl 1 nitrosourea; Breast tumor; Phenotype; Rat model; Size

Indexed keywords

METHYLNITROSOUREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; RAT; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; FEMALE; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; METHYLNITROSOUREA; PHENOTYPE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 66649092039     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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