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Effect of grapefruit juice on cyclosporine pharmacokinetics

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  1. Department of Surgery, Transplantation Service, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Box 265, 22908, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

    A. Majeed & A. Kareem

  2. Division of Nephrology, Oregon Health Sciences University, 3314 SW US Veterans Hospital Road PP Suite 262, 97201-2940, Portland, OR, USA

    William M. Bennett

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Majeed, A., Kareem, A. & Bennett, W.M. Effect of grapefruit juice on cyclosporine pharmacokinetics. Pediatr Nephrol 10, 395–396 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00866794

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