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Hepatotoxicity due to a possible interaction between cytosine arabinoside and dipyridamole: a case report

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 , Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey

    Melih O. Babaoglu, Umit Yasar & Atila Bozkurt

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Omer Karadag

  3. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vascular Medicine, Angiogenesis and Vascular Development, Department of Paediatrics, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Japan

    Yutaka Saikawa

  4. Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Kadri Altundag & Tamer Elkıran

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Babaoglu, M.O., Karadag, O., Saikawa, Y. et al. Hepatotoxicity due to a possible interaction between cytosine arabinoside and dipyridamole: a case report. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 60, 455–456 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-004-0790-8

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