Selective toxicity of dihydroartemisinin and holotransferrin toward human breast cancer cells

Life Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-56

  Singh, Narendra P ^a   Lai, Henry ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Dihydroartemisinin; Holotransferrin; Human breast cancer cells

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; FERROUS ION; HOLOTRANSFERRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL; CANCER THERAPY; CELL KILLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

ANTIMALARIALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ARTEMISININS; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SESQUITERPENES; TRANSFERRIN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; X-RAYS;

EID: 0035194318     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(01)01372-8     Document Type: Article

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