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Intestinal Drug Absorption and Metabolism in Cell Cultures: Caco-2 and Beyond

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Artursson, P., Borchardt, R.T. Intestinal Drug Absorption and Metabolism in Cell Cultures: Caco-2 and Beyond. Pharm Res 14, 1655–1658 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012155124489

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