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General Xenobiochemistry

Identification of human UGT isoforms responsible for glucuronidation of efavirenz and its three hydroxy metabolites

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Pages 437-444 | Received 30 Nov 2010, Accepted 31 Dec 2010, Published online: 14 Feb 2011

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