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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Original Article

Difference in the effects of phenobarbital and 3-methylcholanthrene treatment on subunit composition of hepatic glutathione S-transferase in male and female rats

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Pages 127-137 | Received 15 Dec 1985, Published online: 30 Sep 2009

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