Thiourea as a melanoma targeting agent

Melanoma Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-120

  Mars, U ^a   Larsson, B S ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

autoradiography; malignant melanoma; melanin; thiourea

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; MELANIN; THIAMAZOLE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIOURACIL; THIOUREA; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TARGETING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOIODINATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0029783589     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-199604000-00005     Document Type: Article

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