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Original Article

A Comparison of the Effect of the 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) Reductase Inhibitors Simvastatin, Lovastatin and Pravastatin on Leukaemic and Normal Bone Marrow Progenitors

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Pages 533-537 | Received 20 May 1996, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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