The action of 5-fluorouracil on human HT29 colon cancer cells grown in SCID mice: mitosis, apoptosis and cell differentiation.

This study investigates the effects of the anti-metabolite 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on the human colon cancer line HT29 (10(7) cells per dose) grown subcutaneously in severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice. The efficacy of 5-FU was quantitatively evaluated by comparing the tumour weight, mitotic a...

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Main Authors: Sharma, R., Adam, E., Schumacher, U.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 1997
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2228091/