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Renal Capsule Xenografting and Subcutaneous Pellet Implantation for the Evaluation of Prostate Carcinogenesis and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Published on: August 28, 2013
The subrenal capsule assay for chemosensitivity testing of tumors. A review
J Mäenpää1, L Kangas, M Grönroos
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turku, Finland.
Abstract:
The subrenal capsule assay (SRCA) as an in vivo predictive test is reviewed. The main topics include the technique, the evaluability, the reliability (both histological and clinical aspects) and the usefulness of the SRCA in fresh tumor samples.

