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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 24, 1994 - Issue 7
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Original Article

Disposition of the novel antitumour agent xanthenone-4-acetic acid in the mouse: Identification of metabolites and routes of elimination

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Pages 635-647 | Received 04 Oct 1994, Published online: 27 Aug 2009

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