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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Research Article

Studies on the metabolism of a monoterpene ketone, R-(+)-pulegone-a hepatotoxin in rat: isolation and characterization of new metabolites

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Pages 509-518 | Received 28 Aug 1992, Accepted 21 Jan 1993, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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