title: alpha-Difluoromethylornithine, a polyamine inhibitor: its potential role in controlling hair growth and in cancer treatment and chemo-prevention.
authors.affiliation: Quest Diagnostics, Tucker, Georgia 30084, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Skelton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000378:metabolism; D000518:Eflornithine / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006197:Hair / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase / Q000378:metabolism; D065108:Ornithine Decarboxylase Inhibitors
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D065108:Ornithine Decarboxylase Inhibitors; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase; D000518:Eflornithine