Application of human lymphocytes for evaluating toxicity of anti-cancer drugs

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 374-381

  Suman, G ^a,b   Jamil, Kaiser ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b Indo American Cancer Institute and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Anti cancer drugs; Comet assay; Cytotoxicity; Genotoxicity; in vitro assays; MTT assay

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CARBOTINAL; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIMETHYLBUSULFAN; FLUOROURACIL; ONCOCRISTIN; ONCOPHOS; PLATIN 50; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL LINE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG SCREENING; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 33750326067     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2006.374.381     Document Type: Article

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