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. 2012 Dec 12;14(3):193–202.

Table 2.

Tumor parameters in NMU-induced breast cancer in rats


Tumor multiplicity (TM)a Tumor latencyb (days) Tumor incidence (TI) (%)c Tumor pathology (%)d

1.43 ± 0.53 150.26 ± 56.58 65 91.9

a; Tumor multiplicity ™: Average number of tumors/rat.

b; Tumor latency: Lag time between NMU injection and tumor development.

c; Tumor incidence (TI): Percent of tumor-positive rats at days post-NMU injection.

d; Tumor pathology:Percent of rats with cancerous tumors.