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. 1983 Dec;48(6):863–868. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1983.279

Potential biological explanation of stimulation of colony growth in semi-solid agar by cytotoxic agents.

F L Meyskens Jr, S P Thomson, R A Hickie, N J Sipes
PMCID: PMC2011576  PMID: 6360194

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