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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Preclinical assessment of the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of GDC-0449 (2-chloro-N-(4-chloro-3-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl)-4-(methylsulfonyl)benzamide), an orally bioavailable systemic Hedgehog signalling pathway inhibitor

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Pages 850-861 | Received 28 May 2009, Accepted 13 Jul 2009, Published online: 21 Oct 2009

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