Use of Snail Neurons in Developing Quantitative Ultrastructural Parameters for Neurotoxic Side Effects of Vinca Antitumor Agents

Cancer Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 1924-1928

  Müller, Linda J ^a   Moorer van Delft, Carry M ^a   Zijl, Rokus ^a   Roubos, Eric W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE; VINDESINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; INVERTEBRATE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; CHROMATIN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; NEURONS; NEUROTOXINS; SNAILS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE; VINDESINE;

EID: 0025341864     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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