Multicellular Spheroid Culture Models: Applications in prostate Cancer Research and Therapeutics
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cancer Science & Therapy
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1948-5956
DOI: 10.4172/1948-5956.1000059