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Research Article

Comparative metabolism of flunarizine in rats, dogs and man: an in vitro study with subcellular liver fractions and isolated hepatocytes

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Pages 815-836 | Received 11 May 1991, Accepted 23 Oct 1991, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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