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Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry Volume 66, 2002 - Issue 11
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Cloned Cytosine Deaminase Gene Expression of Bifidobacterium longum and Application to Enzyme/Pro-drug Therapy of Hypoxic Solid Tumors

Toshiyuki NAKAMURADepartment of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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Takayuki SASAKIDepartment of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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Minoru FUJIMORIDepartment of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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Kazuyuki YAZAWADepartment of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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Yasunobu KANODepartment of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University 1 Shichono-cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8412, Japan
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Jun AMANODepartment of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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Shun'ichiro TANIGUCHIDepartment of Molecular Oncology and Angiology, Angio-Aging Research Division, Research Center on Aging and Adaptation, Shinshu University School of Medicine 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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Pages 2362-2366 | Received 07 May 2002, Accepted 27 Jun 2002, Published online: 22 May 2014

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