Sarcosine was undetectable in healthy tissue but turned up in large amounts in prostate cancer confined to the gland and in even greater levels in metastatic cancer.

• 他们发现在健康的组织当中检测不到的肌氨酸，却在那些癌变的组织当中则大量存在，尤其在癌细胞扩散阶段的组织中浓度更高。