Amifostine(WR-2721) selective protection against melphalan genotoxicity

Leukemia

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1642-1651

  Buschini, A ^a   Anceschi, E ^a   Carlo Stella, C ^a   Regazzi, E ^a   Rizzoli, V ^a   Poli, P ^a   Rossi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiblastic drugs; Comet assay; DNA damage; Free radical scavenger

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMIFOSTINE; AMINOTHIOL; BLEOMYCIN; DNA; MELPHALAN; S 9; STYRENE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRAIN K 562; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DNA INTERACTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL; LEUKOCYTE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033824597     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2401877     Document Type: Article

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