Revisiting the isobole and related quantitative methods for assessing drug synergism

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 342, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-8

  Tallarida, Ronald J ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ISOBOLOGRAM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACOLOGY;

EID: 84862488682     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.112.193474     Document Type: Review

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