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Preeti Dubey, Yingye Fang, K Lionel Tukei

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
    |April 1, 2024
    PubMed
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    个性化催产素 (OXT) 剂量非常重要,因为反应是可变的. 一个新的数学模型预测了OXT受体的结合,使得OXT量身定制的剂量策略能够提高安全性和疗效.

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