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Mol Pharmacoljournal_title
Molecular pharmacologyauthors
Oksche A,Boese G,Horstmeyer A,Furkert J,Beyermann M,Bienert M,Rosenthal Wkeywords:
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2000-06-01 00:00:00pages
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1521-0111journal_volume
57pub_type
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