Telomerase inhibition impairs tumor growth in glioblastoma xenografts

Neurological Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 532-537

  Falchetti, Maria Laura ^a   Fiorenzo, Paolo ^a   Mongiardi, Maria Patrizia ^a   Petrucci, Giovanna ^b   Montano, Nicola ^b   Maira, Giulio ^b   Pierconti, Francesco ^b   Larocca, Luigi Maria ^b   Levi, Andrea ^a   Pallini, Roberto ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma multiforme; RNA interference; Telomerase; Tumor xenograft

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; RETROVIRUS VECTOR; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; TELOMERASE; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN TB10; CELL STRAIN U87MG; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; RNA INTERFERENCE; TELOMERE; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; RNA INTERFERENCE; TELOMERASE; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

EID: 33746478053     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164106X116818     Document Type: Article

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