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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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General Xenobiochemistry

Comparative analysis of glucuronidation of ethanol in treeshrews, rats and humans

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Pages 1067-1073 | Received 25 Apr 2014, Accepted 18 May 2014, Published online: 06 Jun 2014

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