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The Role of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase in the Inactivation of Catecholestrogen

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Creveling, C.R. The Role of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase in the Inactivation of Catecholestrogen. Cell Mol Neurobiol 23, 289–291 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023680302975

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