Synergism between N-acetylcysteine and doxorubicin in the prevention of tumorigenicity and metastasis in murine models

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 842-848

  De Flora, Silvio ^a   D'Agostini, Francesco ^a   Masiello, Luciana ^b   Giunciuglio, Daniela ^b   Albini, Adriana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; DOXORUBICIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOGENICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MELANOMA B16; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOXORUBICIN; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, NUDE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030002735     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19960917)67:6<842::AID-IJC14>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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