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Subcellular targeting: a new frontier for drug-loaded pharmaceutical nanocarriers and the concept of the magic bullet

Gerard GM D'Souza Both authors contributed equally to the preparation of this manuscript; Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 179 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA +1 617 735 1091;[email protected]
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Volkmar Weissig Both authors contributed equally to the preparation of this manuscript; Midwestern University College of Pharmacy Glendale, 19555 N 59th Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85308, USA +1 623 572 3574; [email protected]
Pages 1135-1148 | Published online: 27 Aug 2009

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