Nitric oxide and cancer

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-24

  Chhatwal, V J S ^a   Moochhala, S M ^a   Chan, S T F ^a   Ngoi, S S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

CARCINOGENESIS; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030046506     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(96)90230-3     Document Type: Article

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