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General Xenobiochemistry

Identification of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase isoforms involved in hepatic and intestinal glucuronidation of phytochemical carvacrol

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Pages 1009-1016 | Received 26 Feb 2012, Accepted 02 Apr 2012, Published online: 04 May 2012

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