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Effect of splenectomy on antitumor immune system in mice.

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2009

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Jun Higashijima, Mitsuo Shimada, Motoya Chikakiyo, Tomohiko Miyatani, Kozo Yoshikawa, Masanori Nishioka, Takashi Iwata, Nobuhiro Kurita
PubMed

Abstract

The spleen plays a very important role in the antitumor immune system and splenectomy enhances liver metastasis through the increase of Foxp3 mRNA in the liver.

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