Increased Dihydrofolate Reductase, Double Minutes and Increased Nucleolar Activation in Methotrexate-resistant HeLa Cells

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Journal Experientia

Specialty Science

Date 1983 Dec 15

PMID 6653732

Citations 3

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J G Delinassios

M J Talieri

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