Animal models for treatment of unresectable liver tumours: A histopathologic and ultra-structural study of cellular toxic changes after electrochemical treatment in rat and dog liver

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 89-98

  Von Euler, Henrik ^a   Olsson, Jerker M ^b   Hultenby, Kjell ^b   Thörne, Anders ^b   Lagerstedt, Anne Sofie ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal model; Cellular toxic change; Electrochemical treatment; Unresectable liver tumour

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TUMORS;

ELECTRODE POLARITY;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

IRIDIUM; PLATINUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; MASS; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PREDICTION; RAT; RELIABILITY; TUMOR MODEL;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 12444305986     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-5394(03)00006-9     Document Type: Article

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