Glutathione S-transferases and cancer (review)

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1261-1264

  Schipper, D L ^a   Wagenmans, M J H ^a   Wagener, D J T ^a   Peters, W H M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

anticancer drugs; carcinogens; glutathione S transferases (GSTs); toxins

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

CANCER; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL TRANSPORT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

EID: 0031004750     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.10.6.1261     Document Type: Review

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