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Subcutaneous Growth of Human Tumours in Mice

Nature volume 243, page 91 (1973)Cite this article

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CASTRO1 reported the successful growth of human tumours in immune suppressed mice after the tumour tissue had been implanted beneath the left kidney capsule. In similar work we have used the subcutaneous route because we found this to be the most successful in our extensive investigations into tumour growth in ALS treated mice.

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  1. Castro, J. E., Nature, 239, 83 (1972).

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  1. National Institute of Biological Standards and Control, Holly Hill, London, NW3 6RB

    C. R. FRANKS, F. T. PERKINS & J. THORNTON HOLMES

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FRANKS, C., PERKINS, F. & HOLMES, J. Subcutaneous Growth of Human Tumours in Mice. Nature 243, 91 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/243091a0

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