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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 24, 1994 - Issue 8
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Original Article

Metabolism of lofepramine and imipramine in liver microsomes from rat and man

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Pages 703-711 | Received 18 Dec 1993, Published online: 27 Aug 2009

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