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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Original Article

Induction of monooxygenase and transferase activities in rat by dietary administration of flavonoids

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Pages 1379-1386 | Received 28 Jan 1989, Accepted 10 Jun 1989, Published online: 30 Sep 2009

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