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Teicher, B.A. (2005). Tumor models for preclinical development of targeted agents. In: Herrling, P.L., Matter, A., Schultz, R.M. (eds) Advances in Targeted Cancer Therapy. Progress in Drug Research, vol 63. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7414-4_3
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