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Original Article

Effects of amphotericin B and its methyl ester on plasma membranes of Candida albicans and erythrocytes as examined by freeze-fracture electron microscopy

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Pages 303-311 | Received 26 Mar 1982, Accepted 26 Jun 1982, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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