Inhibition of human aromatase complex (CYP19) by antiepileptic drugs

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Inhibition of human aromatase complex (CYP19) by antiepileptic drugs. / Jacobsen, Naja Wessel; Halling-Sørensen, Bent; Birkved, Franziska Maria A Kramer.

In: Toxicology in Vitro, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2008, p. 146-153.

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Jacobsen, NW, Halling-Sørensen, B & Birkved, FMAK 2008, 'Inhibition of human aromatase complex (CYP19) by antiepileptic drugs', Toxicology in Vitro, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 146-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2007.09.004

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Jacobsen, N. W., Halling-Sørensen, B., & Birkved, F. M. A. K. (2008). Inhibition of human aromatase complex (CYP19) by antiepileptic drugs. Toxicology in Vitro, 22(1), 146-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2007.09.004

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Jacobsen NW, Halling-Sørensen B, Birkved FMAK. Inhibition of human aromatase complex (CYP19) by antiepileptic drugs. Toxicology in Vitro. 2008;22(1):146-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2007.09.004

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Jacobsen, Naja Wessel ; Halling-Sørensen, Bent ; Birkved, Franziska Maria A Kramer. / Inhibition of human aromatase complex (CYP19) by antiepileptic drugs. In: Toxicology in Vitro. 2008 ; Vol. 22, No. 1. pp. 146-153.

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