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Molecular Cloning of Two cDNAs Encoding the Mouse Bilirubin/Phenol Family of UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases (mUGT Br/p)

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Kong, AN.T., Ma, M., Tao, D. et al. Molecular Cloning of Two cDNAs Encoding the Mouse Bilirubin/Phenol Family of UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases (mUGT Br/p). Pharm Res 10, 461–465 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018965011846

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