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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Research Article

Metabolism of the recently encountered designer drug, methylone, in humans and rats

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Pages 709-723 | Received 23 Mar 2006, Accepted 01 May 2006, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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