DNA repair protein O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase in testis and testicular tumors as determined by a novel nonradioactive assay

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 321, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-43

  Nagel, Georg ^a   Brenner, Walburgis ^a   Johnsson, Kai ^b   Kaina, Bernd ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alkyltransferase; DNA repair; Drug resistance; Tumor therapy

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; DNA; ENZYMES; METABOLITES; RADIOACTIVITY;

ACQUIRED RESISTANCE; ALKYLTRANSFERASE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPAIR PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENDOGENOUS METABOLITES; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; TUMOR THERAPY;

TUMORS;

6 O METHYLGUANINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVITY; STANDARDIZATION; TESTIS CELL; TESTIS TUMOR;

EID: 0042831482     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-2697(03)00432-9     Document Type: Article

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