Cytomorphology of murine B16 melanoma in vivo after treatment with cyclophosphamide: Evidence of 'Oncotic' cell death

Anticancer Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5 A, 1996, Pages 2997-3000

  Kuwashima, Yoshio ^a  

^a SAITAMA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell death; Cyclophosphamide; Murine melanoma; Oncosis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MELANOMA B16; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR REGRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; CELL DEATH; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; MALE; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0029911478     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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