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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 16, 1986 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Enzyme activities of the hindgut microflora of laboratory animals and man

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Pages 519-523 | Received 06 May 1985, Published online: 30 Sep 2009

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