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. 1989 Nov;60(5):800–803. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1989.364

DT-diaphorase: questionable role in mitomycin C resistance, but a target for novel bioreductive drugs?

P Workman 1, M I Walton 1, G Powis 1, J J Schlager 1
PMCID: PMC2247312  PMID: 2508739

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