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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 22, 1992 - Issue 11
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Original Article

Comparative biodisposition and metabolism of 14C-(±)-fenfluramine in mouse, rat, dog and man

N. C. Marchant Servier Research and Development Ltd., Fulmer Hall, Windmill Road, Fulmer, Slough, SL3 6HH, UK
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M. A. Breen Servier Research and Development Ltd., Fulmer Hall, Windmill Road, Fulmer, Slough, SL3 6HH, UK
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D. Wallace Servier Research and Development Ltd., Fulmer Hall, Windmill Road, Fulmer, Slough, SL3 6HH, UK
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S. Bass Servier Research and Development Ltd., Fulmer Hall, Windmill Road, Fulmer, Slough, SL3 6HH, UK
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A. R. Taylor Servier Research and Development Ltd., Fulmer Hall, Windmill Road, Fulmer, Slough, SL3 6HH, UK
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R. M. J. Ings Servier Research and Development Ltd., Fulmer Hall, Windmill Road, Fulmer, Slough, SL3 6HH, UK
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D. B. Campbell Servier Research and Development Ltd., Fulmer Hall, Windmill Road, Fulmer, Slough, SL3 6HH, UK
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J. Williams Department of Haematology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, UK
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Pages 1251-1266 | Received 08 Oct 1991, Accepted 20 Mar 1992, Published online: 23 Apr 2010

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