Preferential radiosensitization of 9L glioma cells transduced with HSV-tk gene by acyclovir

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-194

  Kim, Sang Hie ^a   Kim, Jae Ho ^a   Kolozsvary, Andrew ^a   Brown, Stephen L ^a   Freytag, Svend O ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiviral agents; HSV tk gene; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL KILLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GLIOMA; GLIOMA CELL; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIOSENSITIZATION; RAT; SURVIVAL TIME;

ACYCLOVIR; ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL SURVIVAL; GANCICLOVIR; GENE THERAPY; GLIOMA; MALE; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SIMPLEXVIRUS; THYMIDINE KINASE; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030906438     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005764324900     Document Type: Article

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