Creatine and cyclocreatine treatment of human colon adenocarcinoma xenografts: 31P and 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopic studies

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 278-285

  Kristensen, C A ^a,c   Askenasy, N ^b   Jain, R K ^a   Koretsky, A P ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Creatine; Cyclocreatine; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Tumour growth; Tumour xenograft

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; CYCLOCREATINE; NUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATE; WATER;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACCUMULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TUMOR XENOGRAFT;

EID: 0032894707     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690045     Document Type: Article

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