Chemopreventive and Growth Inhibitory Effects of Selenium

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 235-245

  Harrison, P R ^a   Lanfear, J ^a,b   Wu, L ^a,c   Fleming, J ^a   McGarry, L ^a   Blower, L ^a  

^a BEATSON INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; SELENIUM;

CELL DIVISION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CELL DIVISION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SELENIUM;

EID: 0031225364     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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