Effect of AZT on thymidine phosphorylation in cultured H9c2, U-937, and Raji cell lines

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1610-1615

  Lynx, Matthew D ^a,b   Kang, Bae Kwang ^a,b   McKee, Edward E ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

AZT; Cultured cells; Mitochondrial toxicity; Reverse transcriptase inhibitors; Thymidine

Indexed keywords

ZIDOVUDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN U937; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAJI CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; THYMIDINE; U937 CELLS; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 40949123130     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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