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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Research Article

Attenuating pregnane X receptor (PXR) activation: A molecular modelling approach

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Pages 124-138 | Received 24 Jul 2006, Accepted 05 Oct 2006, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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