Human breast tumor slices as an alternative approach to cell lines to individualize research for each patient

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 333-335

  Conde, Sandro José ^a   Luvizotto, Renata De Azevedo Melo ^a   De Síbio, Maria Teresa ^a   Nogueira, Célia Regina ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; breast neoplasms; cell culture techniques; cell line; primary tumor slices culture; triiodothyronine; tumor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENETIC DRIFT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO CULTURE; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SLICE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; MICRODISSECTION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE;

EID: 84861812908     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: 14735709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e32834dbc42     Document Type: Article

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