The radiosensitivity of human malignant melanomas evaluated by cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay

Neoplasma

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-116

  Widel M ^a,b   Dobrut, M ^c   Maka, B ^c   Lubecka, B ^a   Pluciennik, A ^b  

^a Laboratory of Radiobiology   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

^c Clinic of Oncological Surgery   (Poland)

Author keywords

heterogeneity; Malignant melanoma; micronucleus assay; primary culture; radiation sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN B;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COBALT THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MELANOMA; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0030979508     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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