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Multicellular tumor spheroids

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Multicellular tumor spheroids are scaffold-free spherical self-assembled aggregates of cancer cells.[1] It is a 3 dimensional culture model which closely models oxygen gradients in small avascular tumors. They are cellular model used in cancer research to assess drug response.

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  1. ^ Santani, M T; Rainaldi, G; Indovina, P L (July 1999). "Multicellular tumour spheroids in radiation biology". International Journal of Radiation Biology. 75 (7): 787–799. doi:10.1080/095530099139845. PMID 10489890.

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