Melatonin potentiates chemotherapy-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis in rat pancreatic tumor cells
✍ Scribed by Abdulhadi C. Uguz; Bilal Cig; Javier Espino; Ignacio Bejarano; Mustafa Naziroglu; Ana B. Rodríguez; José A. Pariente
- Book ID
- 111264946
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 546 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0742-3098
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