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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 52, 2022 - Issue 3
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Commentary

Commentary concerning the publication by Zheng X et al.: Metabolic activation of deferiprone mediated by CYP2A6 (Xenobiotica, published online 18 May 2021)

Pages 332-333 | Received 24 Aug 2021, Accepted 24 Sep 2021, Published online: 06 Oct 2021

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