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Research Article

Reliability of human cryopreserved hepatocytes and liver microsomes as in vitro systems to predict metabolic clearance

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Pages 1313-1329 | Received 28 May 2008, Accepted 02 Sep 2008, Published online: 16 Oct 2008

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