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June 2020 in “Pharmaceutics” New nanocarriers improve drug delivery for disease treatment.
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April 2011 in “Surgery today” A substance called sodium zinc dihydrolipoylhistidinate can significantly reduce hair loss caused by chemotherapy in rats.
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2 citations,
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