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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Research Article

Involvement of FAD-dependent polyamine oxidase in the metabolism of milacemide in the rat

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Pages 191-197 | Received 16 Apr 1991, Accepted 02 Oct 1991, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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