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Environmental Chemistry/Technology

Characterization of enzymes responsible for 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) detoxification pathway in lungs of Chinese population: Carbonyl reduction and glucuronidation

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Pages 375-387 | Received 29 Jan 2008, Accepted 29 Apr 2008, Published online: 18 Mar 2009

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