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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Research Article

Effects of Methyl Ethyl Ketone Pretreatment on Hepatic Mixed-Function Oxidase Activity and on in Vivo Metabolism of N-Hexane

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Pages 721-729 | Received 21 Sep 1988, Accepted 10 Feb 1989, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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