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METHYLCELLULOSE is a long-chained methyl ether of cellulose. Recent reports have associated regression of the transplantable Murphy–Sturm lymphosarcoma in rats with treatment by intraperitoneal injections of methylcellulose1–4. In the present investigation the same type of rats and treatment were used with the Walker tumour 256. As will be shown, no beneficial effect was noted in the parameters studied, namely, size of the tumour and longevity of the rats.
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LAZAR, A., ROTH, A. & LAZAR, D. Failure of Methylcellulose to alter the Growth of Walker Tumour 256 in Rats. Nature 209, 1140 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2091140a0
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