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Original Article

O6-Methylgaunine-DNA Methyltransferase Activity in Cerebral Gliomas: A guidance for nitrosourea treatment?

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Pages 29-32 | Received 05 Mar 1993, Accepted 09 Sep 1993, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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