Research Article

Transplantable Subcutaneous Hepatoma 22a Affects Functional Activity of Resident Tissue Macrophages in Periphery

Table 2

Rate of tumor growth per week.

Part of tumor tissueIncrease in the tumor tissue per week, cm3
7 day–14 day14 day–21 day21 day–28 day28 day–35 day

Necrotic0.01 ± 0.0050.10 ± 0.021.20 ± 0.301.59 ± 0.35
Viable0.29 ± 0.060.65 ± 0.110.73 ± 0.15−0.34 ± 0.10

Tumor volume (M ± SEM) within the previous week (e.g., day 7) was subtracted from the tumor volume within the next week (e.g., day 14). Volume of viable tumor tissue within the last week decreased.