Experimental ruthenium plaque therapy of amelanotic and melanotic melanomas in the hamster eye

Melanoma Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 26-35

  Urbanska, K ^a   Romanowska Dixon, B ^a   Elas, M ^a   Pajak, S ^a   Paziewski, E ^a   Bryk, J ^a   Kukielczak, B ^a   Slominski, A ^b   Zygulska Mach, H ^a   Lukiewicz, S ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Radiosensitivity; radiation

Indexed keywords

RUTHENIUM;

AMELANOTIC MELANOMA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; EXTRAVASATION; HAMSTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMPLANTATION; MELANOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR NECROSIS;

EID: 0034094348     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-200002000-00004     Document Type: Article

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