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Animal Pharmacokinetics and Metabolisms

Toxicokinetics of methyleugenol in F344 rats and B6C3F1 mice

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Pages 293-302 | Received 01 Jun 2012, Accepted 09 Jul 2012, Published online: 10 Aug 2012

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