Accelerated repopulation during fractionated irradiation of a murine ovarian carcinoma: Downregulation of apoptosis as a possible mechanism

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 951-962

  Thames, Howard D ^a,b   Ruifrok, Arnout C C ^a   Milas, Luka ^a   Hunter, Nancy ^a   Mason, Kathryn A ^a   Terry, Nicholas H A ^a   White, R Allen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative fractionation; Apoptosis; Overall time; Radiotherapy; Repopulation; T(pot); TCD50

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOXIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030586016     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(96)00256-8     Document Type: Article

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