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Original Article

The effect of combretastatin A4 disodium phosphate and 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic acid on water diffusion and blood perfusion in tumours

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Pages 1071-1076 | Received 04 Jul 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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