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Volume 5 (2006) - November 2006

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CNS progenitor cells and oligodendrocytes are targets of chemotherapeutic agents in vitro and in vivo

Joerg Dietrich, Ruolan Han, Yin Yang, Margot Mayer-Pröschel, Mark Noble Journal of Biology 2006, 5:22 (30 November 2006)

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Chemotherapeutic agents are more toxic to cells of the central nervous system than to cancer cells when administered to mice and cultured cells, providing an explanation for adverse neurological effects of systemic chemotherapy.

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The long term effects of chemotherapy on the central nervous system

Patricia K Duffner Journal of Biology 2006, 5:21 (30 November 2006)

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