Methionine Requirement and Replacement by Homocysteine in Tissue Cultures of Selected Rodent and Human Malignant and Normal Cells

Cancer Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1978, Pages 2259-2262

  Kreis, Willi ^a   Goodenow, Maureen ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BREAST; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; FIBROBLAST; HELA CELL; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKEMIA CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; RAT; WALKER CARCINOMA;

ANIMAL; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMAN; METHIONINE; MICE; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0018096158     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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