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Antitumor activities of ferrocene compounds

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Data on the antitumor activities of ferrocene compounds and the results concerning the mechanisms of their action published between 1995 and 2010 are discussed. The biomedical aspects of the study of ferrocene derivatives are briefly analyzed.

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Snegur, L.V., Babin, V.N., Simenel, A.A. et al. Antitumor activities of ferrocene compounds. Russ Chem Bull 59, 2167–2178 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11172-010-0377-8

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