1-Benzyl-3-aryl-2-thiohydantoin Derivatives as New Anti-Trypanosoma brucei Agents: SAR and in Vivo Efficacy.
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SUBMITTER: Buchynskyy A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5554913 | biostudies-literature |
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