Rat N-ERC/mesothelin as a marker for in vivo screening of drugs against pancreas cancer.

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a highly lethal disease, which is usually diagnosed in an advanced stage. We have established transgenic rats carrying a mutated K-ras gene controlled by Cre/loxP activation. The animals develop PDA which is histopathologically similar to that in humans. Pre...

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Main Authors: Katsumi Fukamachi, Masaaki Iigo, Yoshiaki Hagiwara, Koji Shibata, Mitsuru Futakuchi, David B Alexander, Okio Hino, Masumi Suzui, Hiroyuki Tsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4210215?pdf=render