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the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Research Article

Activation of the anti-cancer agent upamostat by the mARC enzyme system

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Pages 780-784 | Received 14 Nov 2012, Accepted 14 Jan 2013, Published online: 04 Feb 2013

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