Effect of vitamin C, E-acetate and β-carotene on the cytostatic activity of nicotinamide (vitamin B3)

In Vivo

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-172

  Getoff, Nikola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cytostatic activity; Nicotinamide; Vitamin C; Vitamin E; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; NICOTINAMIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSTASIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAMMA RADIATION; NONHUMAN; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOLYSIS;

EID: 0038546584     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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