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In Vitro and In Vivo Approaches to Determine Intestinal Epithelial Cell Permeability
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In Vitro and In Vivo Approaches to Determine Intestinal Epithelial Cell Permeability

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[Time of normal intestinal transit in Peruvian subjects]

L Vidal-Neira, R León-Barúa

    Arquivos De Gastroenterologia
    |October 1, 1980
    PubMed

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