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Fol. Biol. 2010, 56, 201-205

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2010056050201

The Effect of a Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor – Valproic Acid – on Nucleoli in Human Leukaemic Myeloblasts

Karel Smetana1, M. Zápotocký2

1Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czech Republic
2Charles University in Prague, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic

Received May 2010
Accepted June 2010

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