Selective induction of cyclo-oxygenase-2 activity in the permanent human endothelial cell line HUV-EC-C: biochemical and pharmacological characterization
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Evaluation of cytotoxicity mechanism of two cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors in leukemia cell line
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Pharmacology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0007-1188
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701112