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. 1962 Feb;82(2):330–340. doi: 10.1042/bj0820330

Glucuronide synthesis in kidney and gastrointestinal tract

I H Stevenson 1,*, G J Dutton 1
PMCID: PMC1243457  PMID: 13917094

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