Nitric oxide as a radiosensitizer: Evidence for an intrinsic role in addition to its effect on oxygen delivery and consumption

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 768-773

  Jordan, Bénédicte F ^a   Sonveaux, Pierre ^a   Feron, Olivier ^a   Grégoire, Vincent ^a   Beghein, Nelson ^a   Dessy, Chantal ^a   Gallez, Bernard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ENOS ; Nitric oxide; Oxygen; Radiation sensitivity; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ACTAPRID HM; CARBOGEN; INSULIN; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FIBROSARCOMA; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG CARCINOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, LEWIS LUNG; FIBROSARCOMA; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642542351     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20046     Document Type: Article

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