Effect of n-3 fatty acids on the antitumour effects of cytotoxic drugs

In Vivo

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 543-548

  Wynter, Michael P ^a   Russell, Steven T ^a   Tisdale, Michael J ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antitumour agents; Cachexia; Combination therapy; Omega 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; EP 0906; EPOTHILONE DERIVATIVE; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CACHEXIA; CANCER INHIBITION; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CROSS REACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; GROWTH RATE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 6944256628     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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