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Animal Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism

An integrated analytical strategy to decipher the metabolic profile of alkaloids in Compound Kushen injection based on UHPLC-ESI-QTOF/MSE

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Pages 248-259 | Received 27 Mar 2023, Accepted 18 Jun 2023, Published online: 30 Jun 2023

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