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General Xenobiochemistry

Hepatic CYP2B6 is altered by genetic, physiologic, and environmental factors but plays little role in nicotine metabolism

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Pages 381-392 | Received 04 Jan 2010, Accepted 18 Feb 2010, Published online: 22 Mar 2010

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