A Folate Receptor-Targeting Nanoparticle Minimizes Drug Resistance in a Human Cancer Model
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عنوان ژورنال: ACS Nano
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1936-0851,1936-086X
DOI: 10.1021/nn200739q