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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 17, 1987 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Effect of pretreatment with 3-methylcholanthrene and several phenolic antioxidants on glutathione S-transferase activity in various tissues of female Sprague-Dawley rats

J. Stewart Biology Department, Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA, 30314, USA
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C. M. Boston Biology Department, Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA, 30314, USA
Pages 679-684 | Received 23 Apr 1986, Published online: 30 Sep 2009

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