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Protein-Thiol Levels in Relation to Deviation from Normality in Rat Liver Cell Lines

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Eicosanoids, Lipid Peroxidation and Cancer

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Protein-thiol levels in cells and tissues may be altered in connection with disturbed cellular growth and in certain types of neoplasia.

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Principe, P., Riley, P.A., Slater, T.F. (1988). Protein-Thiol Levels in Relation to Deviation from Normality in Rat Liver Cell Lines. In: Nigam, S.K., McBrien, D.C.H., Slater, T.F. (eds) Eicosanoids, Lipid Peroxidation and Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73424-3_33

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