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. 1995 Sep;50(9):1005–1010. doi: 10.1136/thx.50.9.1005

Cysteinyl leukotrienes in asthma: current state of therapeutic evaluation.

I K Taylor 1
PMCID: PMC1021320  PMID: 8539660

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