Acta Med. 2000, 43: 119-124

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.124

Natural Polyamines and Their Biological Consequence in Mammals

Jiří Patočkaa, Glenn D. Kuehnb

aMilitary Medical Academy, Department of Toxicology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bGraduate Program in Molecular Biology, New Mexico State University, MSC 3MLS, Las Cruces, NM 880032, USA

Received May 1, 2000
Accepted July 1, 2000

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