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Differential Induction of UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase Activity and Gene Expression in Rat Liver

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Wong, B.K., Fei, P. & Tony Kong, AN. Differential Induction of UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase Activity and Gene Expression in Rat Liver. Pharm Res 12, 1105–1108 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016291305564

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