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Figure 5

From: "A novel in vivo model for the study of human breast cancer metastasis using primary breast tumor-initiating cells from patient biopsies"

Figure 5

Macrometastasis in the organs of mice injected with tumorspheres into the mammary fat pad. A-C. Representative visual macrometastatic lesions detected in the lung, liver and kidney, respectively, 10 months post-injection of tumorspheres into the mammary fat pad of NUDE mice. D-F. H+E staining performed on 5 μm paraffin-embedded section of a lung, liver and kidney, respectively, illustrates macrometastatic lesions in the organs. Metastatic lesion indicated by £; normal mouse tissue indicated by §. 100× magnification in all panels.

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