Role of Reoxygenation in Induction of Enhancement of Tumor Radioresponse by Paclitaxel

Cancer Research

Volumn 55, Issue 16, 1995, Pages 3564-3568

  Milas, Luka ^a   Hunter, Nancy R ^a   Mason, Kathryn A ^a   Milross, Christopher G ^a   Saito, Yoshihiro ^a   Peters, Lester J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL HYPOXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REOXYGENATION; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANIMAL; ANOXIA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; MALE; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; OXYGEN; PACLITAXEL; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0029144003     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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