Brain tumor animal models: Importance and progress Journal Article


Author: Holland, E. C.
Article Title: Brain tumor animal models: Importance and progress
Abstract: Recent experiments indicate that some of the genetic abnormalities found in human brain tumors can induce tumors in mice with similar histologic characteristics to their human counterparts. Such studies help unravel the biology of tumorigenesis and indicate that some of the mutations and alterations in gene expression found in human central nervous system tumors may actually contribute to the etiology of these diseases. In addition, these mouse-modeling experiments may identify essential targets for therapy and provide test animals for preclinical trials of mechanistically designed therapeutics. © 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Keywords: histopathology; review; nonhuman; brain tumor; glioma; brain neoplasms; animal cell; mouse; animals; mice; animal tissue; animal model; mice, transgenic; gene expression regulation; medulloblastoma; forecasting; brain cancer; papilloma; disease models, animal; gene technology; choroid plexus; humans; priority journal; papilloma, choroid plexus
Journal Title: Current Opinion in Oncology
Volume: 13
Issue: 3
ISSN: 1040-8746
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins  
Date Published: 2001-05-01
Start Page: 143
End Page: 147
Language: English
DOI: 10.1097/00001622-200105000-00002
PUBMED: 11307055
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Export Date: 21 May 2015 -- Source: Scopus
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