New concepts for the development and use of antifolates

Oncologist

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 255-260

  Chu, Edward ^a   Grem, Jean L ^a   Johnston, Patrick G ^a   Allegra, Carmen J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifolates; Biochemical modulation; Enzyme regulation; Immunohistochemistry; Interferon; Monoclonal antibodies; Thymidylate synthase

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444382117     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.1-4-255     Document Type: Article

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