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Diabetes and Growth of Tumour Transplants

British Journal of Cancer volume 24, pages 364–370 (1970)Cite this article

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Appreciable insulin occurred in transplants of a hamster and a mouse adrenal tumour. The hormone was measured by immunoassay. In hamster experiments, the weight of tumours grown in animals made mildly diabetic was five times less than those grown in controls. No insulin nor diabetic effect occurred in transplants of a mouse brain or stomach tumour.

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Davies, B. Diabetes and Growth of Tumour Transplants. Br J Cancer 24, 364–370 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1970.42

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