Assessment of microtubule stabilizers by semiautomated in vitro microtubule protein polymerization and mitotic block assays

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-47

  Lopes, Narima M ^a   Miller, Herbert P ^b   Young, Norman D ^c   Bhuyan, Bijoy K ^a  

^a Cancer Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Lab Automat Pharmacia and Upjohn   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Microtubule polymerization; Microtubule stabilizer; Mitotic block

Indexed keywords

ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; COLCHICINE; DOCETAXEL; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; PACLITAXEL; PACLITAXEL DERIVATIVE; PNU 100940; PNU 101383; PNU 101885; PNU 103310; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINBLASTINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; MELANOMA; MICE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MITOSIS; PACLITAXEL; TAXOIDS;

EID: 0031427235     PISSN: 03445704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002800050705     Document Type: Article

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