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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Research Article

Effect of treatment with pyrazine and some derivatives on cytochrome P450 and some enzyme activities in rat liver

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Pages 169-179 | Received 16 Jul 1992, Accepted 30 Oct 1992, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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