Monoclonal antibody pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

W Wang1, E Q Wang, J P Balthasar

  • 1Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, USA.

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