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the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Research Article

The metabolism of 14C-labelled trimethylamine and its N-oxide in man

M. Al-waiz Department of Pharmacology, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, Paddington, London, W2 1PG, UK
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S. C. Mitchell Department of Pharmacology, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, Paddington, London, W2 1PG, UK
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J. R. Idle Department of Pharmacology, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, Paddington, London, W2 1PG, UK
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R. L. Smith Department of Pharmacology, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, Paddington, London, W2 1PG, UK
Pages 551-558 | Received 24 Feb 1986, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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