Changes in microtubules and microfilaments due to a combined effect of ultrasound and cytostatics in HeLa cells

• Authors: ŠKORPÍKOVÁ Jiřina; DOLNÍKOVÁ Marcela; HRAZDIRA Ivo; JANISCH Roman
• Year of publication: 2001
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Folia Biologica
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Field: Biophysics
• Keywords: ultrasound bioffects; cellular changes. cell proliferation; cytoskeleton; cytostatic effect
• Description: Treatment of HeLa cells with low intensity ultrasound and two cytostatic drugs, cycloplatin and methotrexate, resulted in a partial disassembly of microtubules end microfilaments.

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