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. 1980 Sep;18(3):471–473. doi: 10.1128/aac.18.3.471

Lack of toxicity of acyclovir to granulocyte progenitor cells in vitro.

R W McGuffin, F M Shiota, J D Meyers
PMCID: PMC284024  PMID: 7425614

Abstract

Granulocyte progenitor cells were grown with acyclovir to study potential marrow toxicity. Concentrations of up to 220 microM had little effect on progenitor cell growth.

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