Regulation of telomerase activity by γ-radiation in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells

Anticancer Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1 A, 2000, Pages 433-437

  Wang, Xianghong ^a   Liu, Yu ^a   Chow, Lillian S N ^a   Wong, Stephen C H ^a   Tsao, George S W ^a   Kwong, Dora L W ^a   Sham, Jonathan S T ^a   Nicholls, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiation; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

CARCINOMA; CELL CYCLE; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; G1 PHASE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; TELOMERASE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TUMOR STEM CELL ASSAY;

EID: 0034073152     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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