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. 1958 Oct 15;44(10):1004–1012. doi: 10.1073/pnas.44.10.1004

THE MODE OF ACTION OF 5-FLUOROURACIL AND ITS DERIVATIVES*

Seymour S Cohen 1,2, Joel G Flaks 1,2, Hazel D Barner 1,2, Marilyn R Loeb 1,2, Janet Lichtenstein 1,2
PMCID: PMC528686  PMID: 16590300

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