Radiation-induced antitumor properties of vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) and its effect on mitomycin C activity: Experiments in vitro

Oncology Research

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 389-394

  Schittl, Heike ^a   Getoff, Nikola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antitumor effect; Pantothenic acid; Synergistic action of vitamin B5; Vitamin B5

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; MITOMYCIN C; PANTOTHENIC ACID;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34548688880     PISSN: 09650407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/000000006783980919     Document Type: Article

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