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Multixenobiotic Resistance, P-Glycoprotein, and Chemosensitizers

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  1. Ruder Boskovic Institute, Bijenicka 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    B. Kurelec, T. Smital & B. Pivèeviæ

  2. Laboratory for Molecular Ecotoxicology, Center for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruder Boškoviæ Institute, Bijenièka 54, 10 001, Zagreb, Croatia

    T. Smital

  3. Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, California, 93950, U.S.A.

    N. Eufemia & D. Epel

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Kurelec, B., Smital, T., Pivèeviæ, B. et al. Multixenobiotic Resistance, P-Glycoprotein, and Chemosensitizers. Ecotoxicology 9, 307–327 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026560922731

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