Attack on the mitotic spindle: Mechanism of action of taxanes;Angriff auf die mitotische spindel: Wirkmechanismus der taxane

Pharmazie in Unserer Zeit

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 104-108

  Bartsch, Volker ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; COLCHICINE; DISCODERMOLIDE; DOCETAXEL; ELEUTHEROBIN; EPOTHILONE A; EPOTHILONE B; IDN 5390; LAULIMALIDE; ORTATAXEL; SBT 1213; TAXANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCA ALKALOID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BRIDGED COMPOUND; TAXANE; TAXOID; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; TAXOIDS; TUBULIN;

EID: 17044368416     PISSN: 00483664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pauz.200400109     Document Type: Article

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