2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Investigators in Germany have developed a new model that will enable researchers to study Ewing's tumors more thoroughly.
Ewing's sarcoma frequently strikes patients under the age of 20. However, the manner in which it grows, proliferates, and spreads has been difficult to dissect, researchers say. The murine model, created by researchers at the University of Munster, will facilitate closer examination of the metastatic and angiogenic properties of Ewing's tumors.
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCOD) mice were transplanted with Ewing's tumor laboratory-cultured …
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