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Letter to the Editor

A combination of 5-fluorouracil and membrane-bound antibody inhibits B-cell lymphoma growth in a mouse model system

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Pages 406-409 | Received 14 Dec 2005, Accepted 14 Oct 2006, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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