Subcutaneous soft tissue tumours at the site of implanted microchips in mice

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 197-200

  Tillmann, T ^a   Kamino, K ^a   Dasenbrock, C ^b   Ernst, H ^b   Kohler, M ^b   Morawietz, G ^b   Campo, E ^c   Cardesa, A ^c   Tomatis, L ^d   Mohr, U ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR TOXICOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibrosarcoma; Fibrous; Histiocytoma; Implantation; Implanted; Malignant; Microchips; Soft tissue tumours; Softtissue; Tumour induction; Tumours

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; HISTIOCYTOMA; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MICROPROCESSOR; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 8544242687     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-2993(97)80007-3     Document Type: Article

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