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The ability of hypoxia to modify the gene expression of thymidylate synthase in tumour cells in vivo

E. EHRNROOTH Department of Oncology, Department of Clinical Bio-chemistry and the Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Norrebrogade 44, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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H. VON DER MAASE
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B. S. SORENSEN
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J. HJELM POULSEN
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M. R. HORSMAN
Pages 885-891 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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