Enhancement of the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase/ganciclovir bystander effect and its antitumor efficacy in vivo by pharmacologic manipulation of gap junctions

Human Gene Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 2385-2391

  Touraine, Renaud L ^a,b   Vahanian, Nicholas ^a   Ramsey, W Jay ^a   Blaese, R Michael ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1,1 DIMETHYL 4 PHENYLPIPERAZINIUM; APIGENIN; CANTHAXANTHIN; CARBACHOL; CONNEXIN 43; CROMAKALIM; FLAVONOID; GANCICLOVIR; GOSSYPOL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; KAINIC ACID; MENADIONE; MEVINOLIN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; QUISQUALIC ACID; THYMIDINE KINASE; TIAZOFURIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GENE TRANSFER; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0032213438     PISSN: 10430342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/hum.1998.9.16-2385     Document Type: Article

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