Abstract:
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Biochem Pharmacoljournal_title
Biochemical pharmacologyauthors
Beljaars L,Weert B,Geerts A,Meijer DK,Poelstra Kdoi
10.1016/s0006-2952(03)00445-3subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-10-01 00:00:00pages
1307-17issue
7eissn
0006-2952issn
1873-2968pii
S0006295203004453journal_volume
66pub_type
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