Inhibition of melanoma pulmonary metastasis by methylxanthines due to decreased invasion and proliferation

Melanoma Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-137

  Lentini, A ^a   Kleinman, H K ^b   Mattioli, P ^a   Autuori Pezzoli, V ^d   Nicolini, L ^a   Pietrini, A ^a   Abbruzzese, A ^c   Cardinali, M ^b   Beninati, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Melanoma cells; Methylxanthines; Pulmonary metastasis

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; METHYLXANTHINE DERIVATIVE; THEOBROMINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CELL ADHESION; LUNG METASTASIS; MELANOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031898410     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-199804000-00005     Document Type: Article

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