Tirapazamine (SR 4233) interrupts cell cycle progression and induces apoptosis

Cancer Letters

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 249-255

  Lin, Peck Sun ^a   Ho, Kwei Chi ^a   Yang, Shung Jun ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic cytotoxicity; Apoptosis; Mitotic index; SR 4233; Tirapazamine

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; TIRAPAZAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL STRAIN V 79; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MITOSIS INDEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030564996     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(96)04292-9     Document Type: Article

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