δ-aminolevulinic acid transport in murine mammary adenocarcinoma cells is mediated by beta transporters

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 471-474

  Bermudez Moretti M ^a   Correa Garcia S ^a   Perotti, C ^a   Batlle, A ^a   Casas, A ^a  

^a CONICET Ciudad Universitaria ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

BETA transporters; Membrane transport; Photodynamic therapy; aminolevulinic acid

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CARRIER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DRUG TRANSPORT; DRUG UPTAKE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0037068331     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600481     Document Type: Article

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