Growth inhibition of experimental glioma by human interferon-β superinduced by cationic liposomes entrapping polyinosilic:polycytidilic acid

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 469-473

  Bucur, Narcisa ^a   Mizuno, Masaaki ^a   Wakabayashi, Toshihiko ^a   Yoshida, Jun ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cationic liposomes; Human interferon ; Modified superinduction; Polyinosilic:polycytidilic acid

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; CATION; HUMAN INTERFERON; LIPOSOME; POLYINOSINIC POLYCYTIDYLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; GENE INDUCTION; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031671071     PISSN: 03872572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.38.469     Document Type: Article

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