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the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 25, 1995 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Induction of rat liver microsomal epoxide hydrolase by its endogenous substrate 16α, 17α-epoxyestra-1,3,5-trien-3-ol

F. Fändrich Institute of Toxicology, University of Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Str. 67, D-55131, Mainz, Germany
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B. Degiuli Institute of Toxicology, University of Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Str. 67, D-55131, Mainz, Germany
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U. Vogel-Bindel Institute of Toxicology, University of Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Str. 67, D-55131, Mainz, Germany
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M. Arand Institute of Toxicology, University of Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Str. 67, D-55131, Mainz, Germany
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F. Oesch Institute of Toxicology, University of Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Str. 67, D-55131, Mainz, Germany
Pages 239-244 | Received 09 Sep 1994, Published online: 27 Aug 2009

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