The effects of melphalan and misonidazole on the vasculature of a murine sarcoma

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 233-238

  Murray, J C ^a   Randhawa, V ^a   Denekamp, J ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMININ; MELPHALAN; MISONIDAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL; BLOOD VESSEL VOLUME; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMA; THERAPY;

ANIMAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BLOOD VESSELS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FLUORESCENT DYES; MELPHALAN; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MISONIDAZOLE; SARCOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023132063     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1987.45     Document Type: Article

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