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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Original Article

Metabolism of coumarin by rat, gerbil and human liver microsomes

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Pages 357-367 | Received 03 Aug 1991, Accepted 20 Nov 1991, Published online: 27 Aug 2009

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