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the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 28, 1998 - Issue 6
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Research Article

Interindividual variability of histamine N-methyltransferase in the human liver and kidney

C. DE SANTI Department of Neurosciences, Section of Pharmacology, Medical School, Via Roma 55, I-56126 Pisa, Italy Department of Surgical Pathology, Cisanello Hospital at University of Pisa, I-56124 Cisanello, Pisa, Italy
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P. DONATELLI Department of Neurosciences, Section of Pharmacology, Medical School, Via Roma 55, I-56126 Pisa, Italy Department of Surgical Pathology, Cisanello Hospital at University of Pisa, I-56124 Cisanello, Pisa, Italy
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P. C. GIULIANOTTI Department of Neurosciences, Section of Pharmacology, Medical School, Via Roma 55, I-56126 Pisa, Italy Department of Surgical Pathology, Cisanello Hospital at University of Pisa, I-56124 Cisanello, Pisa, Italy
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A. PIETRABISSA Department of Neurosciences, Section of Pharmacology, Medical School, Via Roma 55, I-56126 Pisa, Italy Department of Surgical Pathology, Cisanello Hospital at University of Pisa, I-56124 Cisanello, Pisa, Italy
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F. MOSCA Department of Neurosciences, Section of Pharmacology, Medical School, Via Roma 55, I-56126 Pisa, Italy Department of Surgical Pathology, Cisanello Hospital at University of Pisa, I-56124 Cisanello, Pisa, Italy
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G. M. PACIFICI Department of Neurosciences, Section of Pharmacology, Medical School, Via Roma 55, I-56126 Pisa, Italy Department of Surgical Pathology, Cisanello Hospital at University of Pisa, I-56124 Cisanello, Pisa, Italy
Pages 571-577 | Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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