Inhibition of tumor growth and polyamine uptake by tetracyclic amidines bearing a putrescine moiety

Anticancer Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6 D, 1997, Pages 4327-4332

  Mens, T ^a   Tomasi, S ^b   Eifler Lima, V L ^b   Uriac, P ^b   Huet, J ^b   Catros Quemener, V ^a  

^a Inst de Med Légale   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie   (France)

Author keywords

Amidine derivatives; Cancer; Chemotherapy; DFMO; Mouse; Polyamine; Polyamine transport

Indexed keywords

AMIDINE; BENZAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; POLYAMINE; PUTRESCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA CELL; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA BINDING; GROWTH INHIBITION; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; POLYAMINE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH;

AMIDINES; ANIMALS; BENZAZEPINES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; EFLORNITHINE; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MICE; MICROVILLI; PUTRESCINE; QUINOLINES; RATS;

EID: 0031431567     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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