Differences in distribution: the first principle of selectivity

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Selective Toxicity

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Selectivity through distribution can take place even when the agent is toxic to both economic and uneconomic cells, provided that it is accumulated only by the latter. An example where the economic and uneconomic cells are in different species is illustrated in Plate 1.

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© 1973 Adrien Albert

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Albert, A. (1973). Differences in distribution: the first principle of selectivity. In: Selective Toxicity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7130-2_2

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