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Research Article

The Effects of Methimazole on Haematopoiesis in Mice

N. K. Mak Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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W. H. Lai Department of Anatomy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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W. K. Liu Department of Anatomy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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K. N. Leung Department of Biochemistry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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M. C. Fung Department of Biology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
Pages 745-757 | Published online: 27 Sep 2008

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