Tumour promotion by cyanobacterial toxins

Phycologia

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages 74-79

  Falconer, Ian R ^a   Humpage, Andrew R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

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EID: 0002880575     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-35-6s-74.1     Document Type: Article

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