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Changes in sensitivity to radiation and ICRF 159 during the life of monolayer cultures of EMT6 tumour line

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The response of EMT6 mouse tumour cells to ICRF 159, both with and without X-radiation, has been measured during the life of monolayer cultures. The cytotoxic effect of ICRF 159 was found to be proliferation-dependent. Flow cytofluorimetry studies of cell cycle distribution showed that ICRF 159 prevented cell division while allowing DNA synthesis to continue. This anti-mitotic action and the cytotoxic effect of the drug were found to be closely related. Increased sensitivity to X-radiation was observed in cultures pretreated for 24 h with 200 microgram/ml ICRF 159 In exponential and early plateau cultures this was seen as a reduced shoulder of the survival curve. In late plateau cultures there was no apparent reduction of the shoulder, but an increase in slope.

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Taylor, I., Bleehen, N. Changes in sensitivity to radiation and ICRF 159 during the life of monolayer cultures of EMT6 tumour line. Br J Cancer 35, 587–594 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1977.92

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