Published 2006
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90Y Colchicine: an attempt to prepare a tumor radiotherapeutic agent
- 1. Radiopharmaceuticals Div., Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)
Description
Colchicine, an alkaloid occurring in the seeds of the plant Colchicum autumnale has been used for the treatment of acute gout. Colchicine binds to microtubules and exhibits antimitotic action in dividing cells. Various structural modifications of colchicine moiety have been studied with an aim to identify an antineoplastic agent with reduced toxicity
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
- Imprint Place
- Kolkata (India)
- Imprint Title
- Application of radiotracers in chemical, environmental and biological sciences. V. 2
- Imprint Pagination
- 293 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 240-241
Conference
- Title
- international conference on application of radiotracers in chemical, environmental and biological sciences
- Acronym
- ARCEBS 06
- Dates
- 23-27 Jan 2006
- Place
- Kolkata (India)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 43003750
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CARBON 11; COLCHICINE; FIBROSARCOMAS; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMOR CELLS; YTTRIUM 90
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALOIDS; ANIMAL CELLS; ANTIMITOTIC DRUGS; ANTIPYRETICS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; DRUGS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; SARCOMAS; THERAPY; YTTRIUM ISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 5 refs., 2 figs.