James Lightbody, Ph.D.


Associate Professor


Effect of phenylbutyrate and related compounds on cancer cells in tissue culture.
Ph.D, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 1966.

e-mail: lightbod@med.wayne.edu
Tel: 313-577-1505

JLL

Evidence suggests that phenylbutyrate has a selective effect on malignant tissue. Our interests are in growing various types of cancer cell lines in tissue culture and determining the effect of phenylbutyrate on the growth of these cell lines.




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