Vinflunine, a new vinca alkaloid: Cytotoxicity, cellular accumulation and action on the interphasic and mitotic microtubule cytoskeleton of PtK2 cells

Anti-Cancer Drugs

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 537-543

  Jean Decoster, Catherine ^a   Brichese, Laetitia ^a   Barret, Jean Marc ^b   Tollon, Yvette ^a   Kruczynski, Anna ^b   Hill, Bridget T ^b   Wright, Michel ^a  

^a Inst de Pharmacologie et Biologie   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE PIERRE FABRE   (France)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Cytotoxicity; Microtubule; Vinca alkaloids; Vinflunine; Vinorelbine

Indexed keywords

NAVELBINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINBLASTINE; VINCA ALKALOID; VINCRISTINE; VINDESINE; VINFLUNINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG SCREENING; INTERPHASE; METAPHASE; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032825746     PISSN: 09594973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001813-199907000-00005     Document Type: Article

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