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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Original Article

Age-related changes in biotransformation of azoxymethane and methylazoxymethanol in vitro

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Pages 501-513 | Received 10 Nov 1988, Accepted 20 Dec 1989, Published online: 27 Aug 2009

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