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. 1973 Jun;3(6):739–741. doi: 10.1128/aac.3.6.739

Microbiological Assay for Estimating Concentrations of dl-Alanosine in Mouse Tissue

Robert F Pittillo 1, Carolyn Woolley 1
PMCID: PMC444490  PMID: 4597740

Abstract

A sensitive, precise microbiological assay was developed for the determination of tissue distribution of dl-alanosine, a new antitumor agent.

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