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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 18, 1988 - Issue 12
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Original Article

Species Variation and Stereoselectivity in the Metabolism of Nicotine Enantiomers

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Pages 1361-1372 | Received 17 Dec 1987, Accepted 10 Jun 1988, Published online: 30 Sep 2009

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