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Research Article

Metabolism of 2-acetylaminofluorene. I. Metabolism in vitro, of 2-acetylaminofluorene and 2-acetylaminofluoren-9-one by hepatic enzymes

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Pages 241-257 | Received 25 Mar 1992, Accepted 19 Oct 1992, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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