Apoptosis and 1-methyl-2-nitroimidazole toxicity in CHO cells

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 180-188

  Brezden, C B ^a,d   McClelland, R A ^b   Rauth, A M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

2 Nitroimidazole; Bioreductive; Hypoxia; Secondary necrosis

Indexed keywords

1 METHYL 2 NITROSOIMIDAZOLE; CELL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030999459     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.360     Document Type: Article

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