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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 18, 1988 - Issue 8
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Original Article

The transfer and metabolism of 7-ethoxycoumarin and androstenedione during the in vitro perfusion of the human placental lobule

A. J. Cummings Section of Perinatal and Child Health, MRC Clinical Research Centre, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK
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D. K. Copas Section of Perinatal and Child Health, MRC Clinical Research Centre, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK
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A. C. Kaelin Section of Perinatal and Child Health, MRC Clinical Research Centre, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK
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J. R. Rosankiewicz Section of Perinatal and Child Health, MRC Clinical Research Centre, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK
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M. J. Landon Section of Perinatal and Child Health, MRC Clinical Research Centre, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK
Pages 905-917 | Received 18 Aug 1987, Accepted 19 Feb 1988, Published online: 30 Sep 2009

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