Diethylnitrosamine induces lung adenocarcinoma in FVB/N mouse

Abstract Background Diethylnitrosamine is a well known carcinogen that induces cancers of various organs in mice and rats. Using FVB/N mouse strain, here we show that diethylnitrosamine induces primarily lung adenocarcinomas with modest tumor development in the liver, offering a new model to study c...

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Main Authors: Zsolt Mervai, Krisztina Egedi, Ilona Kovalszky, Kornélia Baghy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4068-4