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Rapid Ascites Tumour Production

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KIESELGUHR has been found to promote Ehrlich's ascites tumour growth1. The usefulness of this procedure has been brought to my notice by various workers who require large yields of tumour or ascites fluid from mice, and this has prompted a more detailed report on the kieselguhr effect.

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WHEATLEY, D. Rapid Ascites Tumour Production. Nature 209, 1255–1256 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2091255b0

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