Activation of inducible nitric oxide synthase results in nitric oxide- mediated radiosensitization of hypoxic EMT-6 tumor cells

Cancer Research

Volumn 58, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 5646-5648

  Janssens, Marleen Y ^a,b   Van Den Berge, Dirk L ^a   Verovski, Valeri N ^a   Monsaert, Christinne ^a   Storme, Guy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL HYPOXIA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIZATION; TUMOR CELL CULTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL HYPOXIA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYDRAZINES; INTERFERON TYPE II; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PENICILLAMINE; RADIATION TOLERANCE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032535681     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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