Zebrafish Embryo Xenograft and Metastasis Assay

    Ilkka Paatero, Sanni Alve, Silvia Gramolelli, Johanna Ivaska, Päivi Ojala

    BIO-PROTOCOL (2018)

    Published on December 3, 2025

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21769/bioprotoc.3027

    Core: Zebrafish
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