The measurement of bioreductive capacity of tumor cells using methylene blue

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 769-773

  Biaglow, John E ^a   Koch, Cameron J ^a   Tuttle, Stephen W ^a   Manevich, Yefim ^a   Ayene, Iraimoudi S ^a   Bernhard, Eric J ^a   McKenna, W Gillies ^a   Kachur, Alexander V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Hydrogen peroxide; Methylene blue; NADPH

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHYLENE BLUE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHYLENE BLUE; NADP; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TERT-BUTYLHYDROPEROXIDE;

EID: 0031743189     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00313-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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