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A new series of review articles on drug metabolizing enzymes: nomenclature of isoenzyme families, genetic organization, polymorphisms, substrate specificities, clinical relevance and role in carcinogenesis

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Bolt, H.M., Hengstler, J.G. A new series of review articles on drug metabolizing enzymes: nomenclature of isoenzyme families, genetic organization, polymorphisms, substrate specificities, clinical relevance and role in carcinogenesis. Arch Toxicol 82, 413–414 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-008-0321-y

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