Cytotoxic activity of calcein acetoxymethyl ester (calcein/AM) on primary cultures of human haematological and solid tumours

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 883-887

  Jonsson, B ^a   Liminga, G ^a   Csoka, K ^a   Fridborg, H ^a   Dhar, S ^a   Nygren, P ^a   Larsson, R ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antitumour activity; Calcein AM; Drug screening; Drug sensitivity assay

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROPEROXYCYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; AMSACRINE; CALCEIN; CALCEIN ACETOXY METHYL ESTER; CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DOXORUBICIN; MITOXANTRONE; NAVELBINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCRISTINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 0029996654     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(96)00015-9     Document Type: Article

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