Differences in distribution: the first principle of selectivity

Albert, Adrien

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Adrien Albert D.Sc. (Lond.), Ph.D. Medicine (Lond.), F.R.I.C.²

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Selectivity through distribution can take place even when the agent is toxic to both economic and uneconomic cells, provided that it is accumulated only by the latter. An example where the economic and uneconomic cells are in different species is illustrated in Plate 1.

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Australian Academy of Science, Department of Medical Chemistry in the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Adrien Albert D.Sc. (Lond.), Ph.D. Medicine (Lond.), F.R.I.C. (Fellow, Head)

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Albert, A. (1973). Differences in distribution: the first principle of selectivity. In: Selective Toxicity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7130-2_2

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