Strychnine and glycine protect renal proximal tubules from various nephrotoxicants and act in the late phase of necrotic cell injury

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 192-197

  Miller, Gary W ^a   Lock, Edward A ^a   Schnellmann, Rick G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0028219343     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1994.1064     Document Type: Article

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