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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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General Xenobiochemistry

Intestinal absorption mechanisms of berberine, palmatine, jateorhizine, and coptisine: involvement of P-glycoprotein

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Pages 290-296 | Received 21 Aug 2010, Accepted 30 Sep 2010, Published online: 14 Feb 2011

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