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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 18, 1988 - Issue 7
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Original Article

Effects of induction on the metabolism and cytochrome P-450 binding of harman and other β-carbolines

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Pages 785-796 | Received 01 May 1987, Accepted 04 Dec 1987, Published online: 30 Sep 2009

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