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. 1992 Sep;36(9):1799–1804. doi: 10.1128/aac.36.9.1799

In vitro models for studying toxicity of antifungal agents.

V Joly 1, J Bolard 1, P Yeni 1
PMCID: PMC192189  PMID: 1416870

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