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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 21, 1991 - Issue 9
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Research Article

Hydrogen peroxide-dependent oxidative metabolism of 1-methy1-2-mercaptoimidazole (methimazole) catalysed by myeloperoxidase

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Pages 1217-1224 | Received 09 Oct 1990, Accepted 08 Mar 1991, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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