Mechanism of action of eukaryotic topoisomerase II and drugs targeted to the enzyme

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression - Tập 1400 Số 1-3 - Trang 139-154 - 1998
D. Andrew Burden1, Neil Osheroff1,2
1Department of Biochemistry, 654 Medical Research Building I, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-0146, USA
2Department of Medicine (Oncology), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-0146, USA

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