Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 152-157 , August 2008

Mouse Model of Diethylnitrosamine-Induced Gastric Cancer

  • Marcelo Binato, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Division of Digestive Surgery, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical School, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    • ,
  • Marcelo Kruel Schmidt, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Division of Digestive Surgery, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical School, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    • ,
  • Bernardo Silveira Volkweis, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Division of Digestive Surgery, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical School, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    • ,
  • Guilherme Behrend Silva Ribeiro, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Division of Digestive Surgery, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical School, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    • ,
  • Maria Isabel Edelweiss, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical School, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    • ,
  • Richard Ricachenevsky Gurski, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Division of Digestive Surgery, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical School, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationTo whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed at 188 Luiz Manoel Gonzaga st. # 301, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90470-280, Brazil.

Received 17 April 2007

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doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.12.748

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 152-157 , August 2008

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