The appearance of endothelium in small arteries after treatment with 5-fluorouracil. An electron microscopic study of late effects in rabbits

Scanning Microscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 805-819

  Cwikiel, M ^a   Eskilsson, J ^a   Wieslander, J B ^a   Stjernquist, U ^a   Albertsson, M ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

5 Fluorouracil; Cardiotoxicity; Endothelium; Scanning electron microscopy; Small arteries; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; EAR ARTERY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ARTERIES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FLUOROURACIL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RABBITS;

EID: 0030316464     PISSN: 08917035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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