Action of the Vinca Alkaloids Vincristine, Vinblastine, and Desacetyl Vinblastine Amide on Axonal Fibrillar Organelles in Vitro

Cancer Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1977, Pages 1401-1407

  Donoso, J Alejandro ^a   Green, Louis S ^a   Heller Bettinger, Irene E ^a   Samson, Fred E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE; VINDESINE;

CAT; CRYSTALLINE INCLUSION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; VAGUS NERVE; VINDESINE SULFATE;

ANIMAL; AXONS; CATS; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; MICROTUBULES; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; ORGANOIDS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VAGUS NERVE; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 0017656003     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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