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Granulosa cell tumorigenesis in genetically hypogonadal-immunodeficient mice grafted with ovaries from tumor-susceptible donors.
Cancer research - 15 Aug 1993
Beamer W G, Shultz K L, Tennent B J, Shultz L D
Abstract excerpt
The SWR and SWXJ recombinant inbred strains of mice develop heritable, pubertal onset ovarian granulosa cell (GC) tumors with characteristics similar to those observed for human juvenile GC tumors. We utilized this murine model to determine: (a) whether spontaneous tumorigenesis is an intrinsic property of the susceptible ovary; (b) whether pubertal developmental stage affects tumorigenesis; and (c) whether...
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