neoplasm
• tumor fragments implanted on the serosal surface of the large intestine show reduced growth and fail to penetrate the inner layers of the intestine
• on a background that is also nude and immunodeficient, growth of implanted abdominal or intestinal tumors is reduced compared to wild-type mice; however, no difference in growth of implanted subcutaneous tumors is seen
• the number of small blood vessels (less than 50 um in diameter) in implanted intestinal tumors is significantly increased
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immune system
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• wound healing is similar to wild-type mice
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