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A Devil of a Transmissible Cancer

Devil facial tumor disease (DFTD) encompasses two independent transmissible cancers that have killed the majority of Tasmanian devils. The cancer cells are derived from Schwann cells and are spread between devils during biting, a common behavior during the mating season. The Centers for Disease Cont...

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Autores principales: Woods, Gregory M., Lyons, A. Bruce, Bettiol, Silvana S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7345153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32244613
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5020050