Dormant metastases--studies in experimental animals.
Several experimental systems related to tumour cell dormancy are outlined together with some of the possible mechanisms by which the host might maintain tumour foci in such a quiescent state.
D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D051381:Rats; D012513:Sarcoma, Experimental / Q000473:pathology