Lack of Correlation between DNA-dependent Protein Kinase Activity and Tumor Cell Radiosensitivity

Cancer Research

Volumn 55, Issue 22, 1995, Pages 5200-5202

  Allalunis Turner, M Joan ^a   Barron, Geraldine M ^a   Day, Rufus S ^a   Lintott, Lauri G ^b   Lees Miller, Susan P ^b  

^a CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLIOMA; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GLIOMA; HUMAN; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0028823417     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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