An alteration in cell surface antigens associated with malignant change was investigated with the fluorescent antibody technic. Normal hamster pouch and squamous cell carcinomas (induced by topical DMBA) from the same hamsters were compared. The findings consistently showed that the intensity of the staining is diminished in squamous cell carcinomas.
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