Effects of DIF-1, an Anti-Tumor Agent Isolated from Dictyostelium discoideum, on Rat Gastric Mucosal RGM-1 and Leptomeningeal Cells

Zoological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 713-721

  Kubohara, Yuzuru ^a   Kabeya, Kenji ^a   Matsui, Hirofumi ^b   Ishikawa, Koichi ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

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EID: 0032261651     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.15.713     Document Type: Article

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