Protective effects of glucocorticoids on taxol-induced cytotoxicity in human leukemia HL-60 cells

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 439-453

  Pae, Hyun Ock ^a   Yoo, Ji Chang ^a   Choi, Byung Min ^a   Kim, Tae Young ^b   Chung, Hun Taeg ^a,c  

^a Med Rsrc Res Ctr Wonkwang U   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROXYCORTICOSTEROID; PACLITAXEL;

ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032840709     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923979909007119     Document Type: Article

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