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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 20, 1990 - Issue 8
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Original Article

Mechanism of formation of 6-amino-5-(N-methylformylamino)-1-methyluracil and 3,7-dimethyluric acid from theobromine in the rat in vitro: involvement of cytochrome P-450 and a cellular thiol

A. Lelo Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia, 5042, Australia
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D. J. Birkett Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia, 5042, Australia
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J. O. Miners Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia, 5042, Australia
Pages 823-833 | Received 05 Apr 1988, Accepted 21 Apr 1990, Published online: 27 Aug 2009

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