γ-linolenic acid (GLA) is cytotoxic to 36B10 malignant rat astrocytoma cells but not to 'normal' rat astrocytes

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1612-1620

  Vartak, S ^a,b   McCaw, R ^a   Davis, C S ^b   Robbins, M E C ^a   Spector, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Astrocytoma; Linoleic acid; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Radiation; linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITOR; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TROLOX C;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ASTROCYTOMA CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIPID OXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RAT;

EID: 0031960667     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.264     Document Type: Article

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