Characterization of tetrandrine, a potent inhibitor of P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance
โ Scribed by Liwu Fu; Yongju Liang; Liwen Deng; Yan Ding; Liming Chen; Yanli Ye; Xiaoping Yang; Qichao Pan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 406 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5704
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