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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Original Article

Benzo[a]pyrene metabolism in the Mongolian gerbil: influence of chlordecone and mirex induction

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Pages 859-867 | Received 07 Jul 1986, Published online: 30 Sep 2009

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