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Original Article

Quantitative Immunocytochemical Assays of Topoisomerase II in Lung Adenocarcinoma Cell Lines : Correlation to topoisomerase IIα content and topoisomerase II catalytic activity

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Pages 417-423 | Received 09 Jan 1995, Accepted 03 Sep 1995, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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