Covalent binding of methotrexate to immunoglobulins and the effect of antibody-linked drug on tumor growth in vivo

Cancer Research

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 1981, Pages 2700-2706

  Ghose, Tarun I ^b   Blair, A Huntley ^a  

^a Departments of Pathology   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 (3 DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYL) 3 ETHYLCARBODIIMIDE; CANCER ANTIBODY; DICYCLOHEXYLCARBODIIMIDE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; RADIOISOTOPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; CANCER GROWTH; CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOMA CELL; METHOTREXATE H 3; MOUSE; N HYDROXYSUCCINIMIDE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODIES, NEOPLASM; ESTERS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LYMPHOMA; METHOTREXATE; MICE; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; QUALITY CONTROL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 0019507290     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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