The bystander effect of HSV-tk/GCV system on human cervical carcinoma cell line ME180

Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Science)

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-54

  Huang, Guangqi ^a   Song, Yi ^a   Xiao, Lin ^a   Lu, Yanrong ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Chen, Weiwei ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bystander effect; Cervial carcinoma; Ganciclovir; HSV tk gene

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR; RETROVIRUS VECTOR; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER CELL DESTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0141954255     PISSN: 1672173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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