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. 1983 Sep;48(3):445–447. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1983.212

Failure of high doses of alpha interferon to affect the growth of human carcinoma, melanoma, and myeloid leukaemia xenografts.

R D Clutterbuck, J L Millar, P Alexander
PMCID: PMC2011473  PMID: 6577906

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