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Preferential radiosensitization in p53-mutated human tumour cell lines by pentoxifylline-mediated disruption of the G2/M checkpoint control

A. M. Strunz Radiologische Diagnostik und Therapie, Abteilung Strahlentherapeutische Onkologie Abteilung Biophysik der Makromoleküle, Deutsches Krebsforschungzentrum (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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P. Peschke Radiologische Diagnostik und Therapie, Abteilung Strahlentherapeutische Onkologie Abteilung Biophysik der Makromoleküle, Deutsches Krebsforschungzentrum (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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W. Waldeck Genomforschung und Bioinformatik, Abteilung Strahlentherapeutische Onkologie Abteilung Biophysik der Makromoleküle, Deutsches Krebsforschungzentrum (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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V. Ehemann Insititut für Pathologie, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 220-22, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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M. Kissel Radiologische Diagnostik und Therapie, Abteilung Strahlentherapeutische Onkologie Abteilung Biophysik der Makromoleküle, Deutsches Krebsforschungzentrum (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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J. Debus Radiologische Diagnostik und Therapie, Abteilung Strahlentherapeutische Onkologie Abteilung Biophysik der Makromoleküle, Deutsches Krebsforschungzentrum (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Pages 721-732 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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