Radiosensitization of tumours by porphyrins

Cancer Letters

Volumn 235, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-47

  Luksiene, Zivile ^a   Juzenas, Petras ^b   Moan, Johan ^b,c  

^a Institute of Materials Science and Applied Research   (Lithuania)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aggressive tumours; Photosensitization; Porphyrins; Radiosensitization

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; PHOTOFRIN II; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIZATION; TUMOR;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, EHRLICH TUMOR; DIHEMATOPORPHYRIN ETHER; FEMALE; HEMATOPORPHYRINS; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED DBA; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 33645843345     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.03.041     Document Type: Article

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