Development of a novel in vitro chemosensitivity assay: Telomerase as a possible marker of tumor cell survival

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 394-398

  Faraoni, I ^a   Turriziani, M ^a   Bonmasssar, E ^a,b   De Vecchis, L ^a   Graziani, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antitumor agents; BCNU; Chemosensitivity; Cisplatin; Telomerase; Temozolomide

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARMUSTINE; CISPLATIN; TELOMERASE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0029903858     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1996.8.5.394     Document Type: Article

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