Effects of the tumor inhibitor, vernolepin, and of its thioether adduct, on the activity of catechol O-methyltransferase in vitro
β Scribed by Christian H. Lantz; J.G. Kalpaxis; Joseph Larner; R.M. Schubert; S.M. Kupchan
- Book ID
- 115772794
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 551 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-2952
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