Increased thymidylate synthase protein levels are principally associated with proliferation but not cell cycle phase in asynchronous human cancer cells

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1151-1157

  Pestalozzi, B C ^a   McGinn, C J ^b   Kinsella, T J ^b   Drake, J C ^a   Glennon, M C ^b   Allegra, C J ^a   Johnston, P G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; TS

Indexed keywords

DEOXYURIDINE PHOSPHATE; FLOXURIDINE PHOSPHATE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GROWTH; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL LEVEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLON CANCER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEOXYURACIL NUCLEOTIDES; FLUORODEOXYURIDYLATE; HUMAN; KINETICS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0029021602     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1995.225     Document Type: Article

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