Arginine deprivation and tumour cell death: Arginase and its inhibition

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 244, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 177-185

  Wheatley, Denys N ^a   Philip, Ruth ^a   Campbell, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arginase; Arginine; Cancer; Catabolism; Cell death; Cell proliferation; Deprivation; Norvaline; Ornithine

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGININE; NORVALINE; ORNITHINE;

AMINO ACID DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL CELL; BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STABILITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALS; ARGINASE; ARGININE; CATTLE; CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CITRULLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MICE; ORNITHINE; TIME FACTORS; VALINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037305059     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022451705701     Document Type: Review

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