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A rapid, inexpensive, non-lethal method for detecting disseminated neoplasia in a bivalve
2023-06-29
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Disseminated neoplasia (DN) is a form of cancer in bivalve molluscs that has been reported in some cases to be a transmissible cancer. Neoplastic cells are highly proliferative, and infection is often lethal. Some commercially valuable bivalve species (mussels, cockles, soft-shell clams, oysters) are affected by outbreaks of disseminated neoplasia, making disease diagnosis and mitigation an impo...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 9a49ecbc-eade-596c-bbba-49ca88971844
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.06.28.544680
