5-Fluorouracil and derivatives in cancer chemotherapy: Determination of 5-fluorouracil in blood
โ Scribed by J. J. Windheuser; J. L. Sutter; E. Auen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1972
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 314 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3549
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