Could starvation minimize chemotherapy-induced toxicities?

Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1205-1207

  Russo, Antonio ^a   Rizzo, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential stress resistance; IGF1; Starvation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; ETOPOSIDE; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CACHEXIA; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CANCER CELL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG MEGADOSE; METASTASIS; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; STARVATION;

EID: 51549086712     PISSN: 14728222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14728222.12.9.1205     Document Type: Article

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