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Sniffer mice discriminate urine odours of patients with bladder cancer: A proof-of-principle study for non-invasive diagnosis of cancer-induced odours

Similar to fingerprints, humans have unique, genetically determined body odours. In case of urine, the odour can change due to variations in diet as well as upon infection or tumour formation. We investigated the use of mice in a manner similar to “sniffer dogs” to detect changes in urine odour in p...

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Autores principales: Sato, Takaaki, Katsuoka, Yoji, Yoneda, Kimihiko, Nonomura, Mitsuo, Uchimoto, Shinya, Kobayakawa, Reiko, Kobayakawa, Ko, Mizutani, Yoichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5676727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29116175
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15355-z