The laboratory opossum (Monodelphis domestica) as a natural mammalian model for human cancer research

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 286-299

  Wang, Zhiqiang ^a,b   Hubbard, Gene B ^b   Clubb Jr , Fred J ^c   VandeBerg, John L ^b  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Human cancer; Monodelphis domestica; Opossum

Indexed keywords

EID: 67149085948     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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