Mitomycin C radical cation studied by pulse radiolyisis

In Vivo

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-176

  Getoff, Nikola ^a  

^a LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Mitomycin C; Radical cation; Radiolysis

Indexed keywords

ANION; MITOMYCIN C; OXIDIZING AGENT; RADICAL; SEMIQUINONE; SULFATE;

ABSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATION TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; ELECTRON; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0037532526     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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