Analysis of the horseradish peroxidase/indole-3-acetic acid combination in a three dimensional tumor model

Cancer Gene Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 508-513

  Tupper, Joanna ^a   Greco, Olga ^a   Tozer, Gillian M ^a   Dachs, Gabi U ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Horseradish peroxidase; Hypoxia; Indoles; Spheroids

Indexed keywords

5 BROMOINDOLEACETIC ACID; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE PLUS INDOLEACETIC ACID; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLEACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME MECHANISM; GENE DIRECTED ENZYME PRODRUG THERAPY; GENE THERAPY; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOXIA; MICROENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHEROID CELL;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL HYPOXIA; CELL SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TUMOR STEM CELL ASSAY;

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA;

EID: 3142602957     PISSN: 09291903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700713     Document Type: Article

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