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Conversion of Solid into Ascites Tumours

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PREVIOUS studies by different authors1–5 have shown the possibility of the conversion of solid into ascites tumours. Further observations have revealed information which promises to elucidate the nature of this conversion. In all, forty-two different mouse tumours have been tested so far.

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KLEIN, G. Conversion of Solid into Ascites Tumours. Nature 171, 398–399 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171398a0

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