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Animal Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism

Metabolic profiles of difluprednate in rabbit ocular tissues after instillation of difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion

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Pages 569-577 | Received 15 Feb 2010, Accepted 28 Apr 2010, Published online: 28 May 2010

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