A review of experimental models in colorectal carcinogenesis

Colorectal cancer is the leading cause of malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract. A better understanding of the molecular and cellular changes that lead to the disease is necessary to develop early diagnosis and optimal treatment modalities. Rodent models are rapid, reproducible and exhibit an ade...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Foresto Machado, Marley Ribeiro Feitosa, Jose Joaquim Ribeiro da Rocha, Omar Féres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936315000957