Carcinoma, Lewis Lung
A carcinoma discovered by Dr. Margaret R. Lewis of the Wistar Institute in 1951. This tumor originated spontaneously as a carcinoma of the lung of a C57BL mouse. The tumor does not appear to be grossly hemorrhagic and the majority of the tumor tissue is a semifirm homogeneous mass. (From Cancer Chemother Rep 2 1972 Nov;(3)1:325) It is also called 3LL and LLC and is used as a transplantable malignancy.
Year introduced: 1995
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Tree Number(s): C04.557.470.200.280, C04.619.230
MeSH Unique ID: D018827
Entry Terms:
- Lewis Lung Carcinoma
- Lung Carcinoma, Lewis
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