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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Original Article

The formation of proximate carcinogens from three polycyclic aromatic compounds by human liver microsomes

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Pages 1299-1307 | Received 18 Dec 1991, Accepted 30 Apr 1992, Published online: 23 Apr 2010

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