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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Original Article

Influence of chlordecone and mirex exposure on benzo[a]pyrene metabolism of rat-liver microsomes

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Pages 25-34 | Received 01 Nov 1985, Published online: 30 Sep 2009

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