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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Original Article

Characterization of hepatic flavin monooxygenase from the marine teleost turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.)

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Pages 121-131 | Received 06 Aug 1994, Published online: 27 Aug 2009

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