Acta Med. 2000, 43: 125-128

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.125

Effect of Acetyl-L-Carnitine on Leukemia L1210 Resistant to Mitoxantrone

Mohamed Niang, Milan Mělka

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received June 1, 2000
Accepted June 1, 2000

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