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Chemotherapy is widely applied against various kinds of carcinoma. Generally, chemotherapeutic agents, such as Doxorubicin (DOX), Paclitaxel (PTX), 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), Methotrexate (MTX), and Vinblastine (VLB) are combined with a view to maximizing their efficacy. Unfortunately, chemotherapeutics...See full text at original site
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引用元:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.07.030

データ提供:米国国立医学図書館(NLM)

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Date :
  1. Date Completed 2018-07-09
  2. Date Revised 2018-07-09
Further Info :

Pubmed ID

28806666

DOI: Digital Object Identifier

10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.07.030

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