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The design and development of an immunosuppressive drug, mycophenolate mofetil

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Allison, A.C., Eugui, E.M. The design and development of an immunosuppressive drug, mycophenolate mofetil. Springer Semin Immunopathol 14, 353–380 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00192309

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