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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 18, 1988 - Issue 5
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Original Article

The influence of diaziquone free radicals on the in vitro activity of diaziquone

Binh Nguyen University of Maryland Cancer Center, Division of Developmental Therapeutics, 655 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, USA
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Sandip Biswal University of Maryland Cancer Center, Division of Developmental Therapeutics, 655 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, USA
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Peter L. Gutierrez University of Maryland Cancer Center, Division of Developmental Therapeutics, 655 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, USA
Pages 593-602 | Received 06 Jul 1987, Accepted 01 Jan 1988, Published online: 30 Sep 2009

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