Topoisomerase I inhibitors: Chemical biology

DNA Topoisomerases and Cancer

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 185-210

  Teicher, Beverly A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0323-4_10     Document Type: Chapter

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