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. 2015 Feb 3;4(5):e1005500. doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2015.1005500

Table 1.

Maternal immunization against neu hampers the growth of a transplantable mammary tumor

Latency time (days)a Survival time (days)a
Tumor takes/challenged mice 2 mmb 4 mm 6 mm 8 mm 10 mm
Control offspring 22/22 (100%)c 12.1 ± 0.6 15.5 ± 0.6  18.9 ± 1 22.5 ± 1.2 26.8 ± 1.3
ECTM offspring 20/22 (91%) 14.5 ± 0.8* 19.8 ± 0.7*** 24 ± 0.6*** 28.6 ± 1.1*** 34.8 ± 1.4***
a

The time taken by TUBO cells to give rise to tumors with a mean diameter of 2, 4, 6, and 8 mm (latency times) or 10 mm (survival time). Data are representative of 3 independent experiments and are expressed as mean ± SEM

b

mean tumor diameter

c

percentage of survival in parentheses

*

,p = 0.02; ***,P ≤ 0.0006 as compared to control offspring, Student's t-test

***

,P ≤ 0.0006 as compared to control offspring, Student's t-test