Optimized protocol for an inducible rat model of liver tumor with chronic hepatocellular injury, inflammation, fibrosis, and cirrhosis
Summary: Animal models of liver cancer are instrumental in the study of hepatocarcinogenesis and development of novel therapeutic approaches. Here, we describe steps to establish liver cancer in a rat model, via chronic administration of diethylnitrosamine. This causes liver tumors with a sequential...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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| Series: | STAR Protocols |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166721000605 |