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Activity and Mechanism of Action of 6-Methylthiopurine Ribonucleoside in Cancer Cells Resistant to 6-Mercaptopurine

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BENNETT, L., BROCKMAN, R., SCHNEBLI, P. et al. Activity and Mechanism of Action of 6-Methylthiopurine Ribonucleoside in Cancer Cells Resistant to 6-Mercaptopurine. Nature 205, 1276–1279 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2051276a0

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