Measurement of plasma 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid as a possible clinical surrogate marker for the action of antivascular agents.
BACKGROUND: Serotonin (5HT), a naturally occurring vasoactive substance, is released from platelets into plasma under various pathological conditions. Recently, anticancer drugs that act by selectively disrupting tumour blood flow have been found to increase plasma 5HT concentrations in mice. Two su...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Sprog: | English |
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2001
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