Cytotoxic peptides hemiasterlin, hemiasterlin A and hemiasterlin B induce mitotic arrest and abnormal spindle formation

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 223-226

  Anderson, Hilary J ^a   Coleman, John E ^a   Andersen, Raymond J ^a   Roberge, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Microtubules; Mitosis; Taxol; Vinblastine

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIC AGENT; NOCODAZOLE; PACLITAXEL; TRIPEPTIDE; VINBLASTINE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MITOSIS SPINDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031060389     PISSN: 03445704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002800050564     Document Type: Article

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