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Research Article

Regioselective O-demethylation of scoparone (6,7-dimethoxycoumarin) to assess cytochrome P450 activities in vitro in rat. Effects of gonadal steroids and the involvement of constitutive P450 enzymes

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Pages 401-410 | Received 18 Aug 1992, Accepted 18 Jan 1993, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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