Organotypic Culture of Breast Tumor Explants as a Multicellular System for the Screening of Natural Compounds with Antineoplastic Potential

Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women worldwide. The search for novel compounds with antitumor activity, with less adverse effects and higher efficacy, and the development of methods to evaluate their toxicity is an area of ​​intense research. In this study we implemented the preparat...

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Main Authors: Irma Edith Carranza-Torres, Nancy Elena Guzmán-Delgado, Consuelo Coronado-Martínez, José Inocente Bañuelos-García, Ezequiel Viveros-Valdez, Javier Morán-Martínez, Pilar Carranza-Rosales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/618021