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Pathobiology of Antineoplastic Therapy in Undifferentiated Thyroid Cancer

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  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Thyroid Carcinoma
  • Differentiate Thyroid Carcinoma
  • Multidrug Resistance Protein
  • Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma

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Ain, K.B. (2005). Pathobiology of Antineoplastic Therapy in Undifferentiated Thyroid Cancer. In: Farid, N.R. (eds) Molecular Basis of Thyroid Cancer. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 122. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-8107-3_20

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