CombiTool - A new computer program for analyzing combination experiments with biologically active agents

Computers and Biomedical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-160

  Dreßler, Valeska ^a   Müller, Gerhard ^a   Sühnel, Jürgen ^a  

^a FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DRUG; ETOPOSIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033118758     PISSN: 00104809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbmr.1999.1509     Document Type: Article

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