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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 17, 1987 - Issue 9
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Research Article

Deposition of viprostol (a synthetic PGE2 vasodilator) in the skin following topical administration to laboratory animals

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Pages 1113-1120 | Received 13 Oct 1986, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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