Synergistic cytotoxic effects of ether phospholipid analogues and ionizing radiation in human carcinoma cells

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 293-301

  Berkovic, Dinko ^a   Gründel, Olaf ^b   Berkovic, Katharina ^a   Wildfang, Ingeborg ^b   Hess, Clemens F ^a   Schmoll, Hans J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b University Clinic   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic effects; Ether lipids; Hexadecylphosphocholine; Membrane phospholipids; Radiation; Synergism

Indexed keywords

EDELFOSINE; MILTEFOSINE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; KB CELLS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; NEOPLASMS; PHOSPHOLIPID ETHERS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0342601483     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)01909-9     Document Type: Article

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