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Enzymatic detoxication of DDT to DDD by rat liver: Effects of some inducers and inhibitors of cytochrome P-450 enzyme system

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, 22, Sham Nath Marg, 110054, Delhi, India

    S. S. A. Zaidi & B. D. Banerjee

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Zaidi, S.S.A., Banerjee, B.D. Enzymatic detoxication of DDT to DDD by rat liver: Effects of some inducers and inhibitors of cytochrome P-450 enzyme system. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 38, 449–455 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01606613

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