Studies of the in vivo and in vitro cytotoxicity of the drug rsu-1069

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1986, Pages 743-751

  Hill, R P ^a   Gulyas, S ^a   Whitmore, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 (2 NITRO 1 IMIDAZOLYL) 3 VINYLOXY 2 PROPANOL; 1 AZIRIDINO 3 (2 NITRO 1 IMIDAZOLYL) 2 PROPANOL; 1 ETHOXY 3 (2 NITRO 1 IMIDAZOLYL) 2 PROPANOL; 2 NITROIMIDAZOLE; MISONIDAZOLE; NEW DRUG; NORMISONIDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

1 (2 NITRO 1 IMIDAZOLYL) 3 VINYLOXY 2 PROPANOL; 1 ETHOXY 3 (2 NITRO 1 IMIDAZOLYL) 2 PROPANOL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHO CELL; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOXIA; IN VITRO STUDY; INTOXICATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRRADIATION; KHT SARCOMA; MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIZATION; THERAPY; TUMOR RIF 1;

ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HELA CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MISONIDAZOLE; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; OXYGEN; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0022486242     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1986.128     Document Type: Article

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