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the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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General Xenobiochemistry

Effects of Phyllanthus amarus on the pharmacokinetics of midazolam and cytochrome P450 activities in rats

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Pages 641-648 | Received 10 Nov 2011, Accepted 05 Jan 2012, Published online: 20 Feb 2012

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