Cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of nitrate plus nitrite during the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in childhood

Leukemia Research

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 751-754

  Surtees, R ^a   Clelland, J ^a   Heales, S ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Cerebrospinal fluid; Nitrate; Nitric oxide; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031868251     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2126(98)00077-0     Document Type: Article

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