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Tumor models produced by transplanting cancer cells into an anatomically appropriate location in the host organism, which is usually a mouse. The transplanted cells can be xenografts (from a different species) or allografts (from the same species).
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(2011). Orthotopic Model. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16483-5_4265
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