Acta Med. 2003, 46: 139-146

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.23

Chromium (III) Produces Distinct Type of Cell Death in Cultured Cells

Emil Rudolf, Miroslav Červinka

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received June 1, 2003
Accepted August 1, 2003

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