A simple quantitative assay for the activity of thymidine kinase 1 in solid tumors

Nuclear Medicine and Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 619-623

  Brockenbrough, J Scott ^a   Rasey, Janet S ^a   Grierson, John R ^a   Wiens, Linda W ^a   Vesselle, Hubert ^a  

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

Author keywords

Assay; Lung tumor; Thymidine kinase

Indexed keywords

THYMIDINE KINASE 1;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG CARCINOMA; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; THYMIDINE; THYMIDINE KINASE;

EID: 34547851799     PISSN: 09698051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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