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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Original Article

Metabolism of finasteride in rat hepatic microsomes: Age and sex differences and effects of P450 inducers

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Pages 863-872 | Received 10 Feb 1994, Published online: 27 Aug 2009

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