Radiobiological evidence suggesting heterogeneous microdistribution of boron compounds in tumors: Its relation to quiescent cell population and tumor cure in neutron capture therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1081-1086

  Ono, Koji ^a   Masunaga, Shin Ichiro ^a   Kinashi, Yuko ^a   Takagaki, Masao ^a   Akaboshi, Mitsuhiko ^a   Kobayashi, Toru ^a   Akuta, Keizo ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OTSU RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

BPA; BSH; Micronucleus; Quiescent cells; SCCVII tumors

Indexed keywords

4 BORONOPHENYLALANINE B 10; BOROCAPTATE; BORON 10; BORON DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; INTRAGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NEUTRON RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0029866378     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02180-9     Document Type: Article

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