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. 1991 Jul;32(7):813–818. doi: 10.1136/gut.32.7.813

Glutathione S-transferase in humans in health and disease.

P C Hayes 1, I A Bouchier 1, G J Beckett 1
PMCID: PMC1379001  PMID: 1855690

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