Inhibition of cancer cell replication by inorganic nitrite

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 501-504

  Morcos, Edward ^a   Carlsson, Stefan ^a   Weitzberg, Eddie ^b   Wiklund, N Peter ^a   Lundberg, Jon O ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; THYMIDINE;

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDURIA; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL DIVISION; CELL PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; STOMACH PH;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; DNA REPLICATION; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; SODIUM NITRITE; THYMIDINE; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; URINE;

EID: 77951987529     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635580903441170     Document Type: Article

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