Preclinical pharmacology of ecteinascidin 729, a marine natural product with potent antitumor activity

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 329-334

  Reid, Joel M ^a   Walker, Denise L ^a   Ames, Matthew M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecteinascidin; Mice; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

ET 729; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOKINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; HALF-LIFE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; ISOQUINOLINES; LEUKEMIA, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0029682993     PISSN: 03445704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002800050491     Document Type: Article

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