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Bcl-2 Family Overexpression and Chemoresistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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|Feb 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2018-0064 | Journal eISSN: 2956-2090 | Journal ISSN: 2956-0454
Language: English
Page range: 299 - 309
Submitted on: Aug 7, 2018
Accepted on: Nov 25, 2018
Published on: Feb 23, 2019
Published by: University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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