The RCAS/TVA somatic gene transfer method in modeling human cancer

Genetically Engineered Mice for Cancer Research: Design, Analysis, Pathways, Validation and Pre-Clinical Testing

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 83-111

  Li, Yi ^a   Ferris, Andrea ^b   Lewis, Brian C ^c   Orsulic, Sandra ^d   Williams, Bart O ^e   Holland, Eric C ^f   Hughes, Stephen H ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84942771552     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-69805-2_5     Document Type: Chapter

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