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Original Article

Etoposide Sensitivity and Topoisomerase II Activity in Chinese Hamster V79 Monolayers and Small Spheroids

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Pages 453-466 | Received 31 Aug 1990, Accepted 02 Apr 1991, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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