Multicellular tumour spheroids in radiation biology

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 787-799

  Santini, M T ^a,b   Rainaldi, G ^a,b   Indovina, P L ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL CYCLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TUMOR SPHEROID;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR;

EID: 0032770636     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530099139845     Document Type: Review

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