Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 10 , Pages 3234-3238 , December 2004

Cicloral versus neoral: A bioequivalence study in healthy volunteers on the influence of a fat-rich meal on the bioavailability of cicloral

  • F. Kees

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to F. Kees, Department of Pharmacology, University of Universitatsstrasse 31, Regensburg, Bavaria 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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  • G. Mair
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  • M. Dittmar
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  • M. Bucher

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PII: S0041-1345(04)01184-4

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.10.018

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 10 , Pages 3234-3238 , December 2004

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