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the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Research Article

Pharmacokinetics and system linearity of tea catechins in rat

M. Zhu Department of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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Y. Chen Department of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong and Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacofynamics, Bioanalytical & Drug Disposition, Wyeth-Ayerst Research, Pearl River, 10965 NY, USA
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R. C. Li Department of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
Pages 51-60 | Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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