Induction of tumour blood flow stasis and necrosis: A new function for epinephrine similar to that of combretastatin A-4 derivative AVE8062 (AC7700)

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 549-553

  Hori, K ^a   Saito, S ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Combretastatin A 4; Epinephrine; Necrosis; Tumour blood flow; Tumour vessel

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; COMBRETASTATIN A4; DOPAMINE; METARAMINOL; METHOXAMINE; NORADRENALIN; SERINE 2 METHOXY 5 [2 (3,4,5 TRIMETHOXYPHENYL)VINYL]ANILIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEMOSTASIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLID TUMOR; TIME; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CATECHOLAMINES; EPINEPHRINE; NECROSIS; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SARCOMA; SERINE; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; STILBENES;

EID: 1342280435     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601582     Document Type: Article

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