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. 1984 Nov;50(5):711–715. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1984.240

Comparative levels of tissue enzymes concerned in the early metabolism of 5-fluorouracil in normal and malignant human colorectal tissue.

P J Finan, P A Koklitis, E M Chisholm, G R Giles
PMCID: PMC1976984  PMID: 6498069

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