Folic acid targeting of protein conjugates into ascites tumour cells from ovarian cancer patients

Journal of Drug Targeting

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-123

  Ward, Christopher M ^a   Acheson, Nigel ^a   Seymour, Leonard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascites; Drug; Folic acid; Gene therapy; Ovarian; Targeting

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; ASCITES TUMOR CELL; CELL CYCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG TARGETING; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGAND BINDING; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034128393     PISSN: 1061186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10611860008996857     Document Type: Article

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