New insights on asparaginase

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 246-247

  Holcenberg, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asparaginase; Asparagines synthetase

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE; ASPARAGINASE; ASPARTATE AMMONIA LIGASE; CYTARABINE; DACTINOMYCIN; GENE PRODUCT; GLUCOCORTICOID; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESSENGER RNA; METHOTREXATE; MITHRAMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; ASY GENE; CELL CYCLE; DNA MICROARRAY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ASPARAGINASE; ASPARTATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; CHILD; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA;

EID: 18944383888     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000166918.29879.65     Document Type: Article

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