Decreased telomerase activity is not a reliable indicator of chemosensitivity in testicular cancer cell lines

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 586-593

  Cressey, T R ^a   Tilby, M J ^a   Newell, D R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chemosensitivity; Cisplatin; Doxorubicin; Melphalan; Telomerase activity; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; LIPOCORTIN 5; MELPHALAN; TELOMERASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; STAINING; TELOMERE; TESTIS CANCER;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, NEOPLASM; HUMANS; MALE; MELPHALAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TELOMERASE; TERATOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0036186375     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(01)00406-3     Document Type: Article

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