Paclitaxel-induced apoptotic changes followed by time-lapse video microscopy in cell lines established from head and neck cancer

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 214-218

  Pulkkinen, Jaakko O ^a   Elomaa, Liisa ^b   Joensuu, Heikki ^c   Martikainen, Paula ^b   Servomaa, Kristina ^d   Grénman, Reidar ^a,b  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Universität Turku   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Head and neck cancer; Paclitaxel; Squamous cell carcinoma cell line; Time lapse video microscopy

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DNA DAMAGE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PACLITAXEL; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0029883542     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01209648     Document Type: Article

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