Conditional neutrality as a method of controlling tumour growth

Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 297-304

  Smith, Phillip ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer therapy; Directed evolution; Mutation suppression; Tumour growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 26244435813     PISSN: 22822593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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