A good practice guide to the administration of substances and removal of blood, including routes and volumes.

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Published in J Appl Toxicol on February 22, 2001

Authors

K H Diehl1, R Hull, D Morton, R Pfister, Y Rabemampianina, D Smith, J M Vidal, C van de Vorstenbosch, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries Association and European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods

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1: Aventis, PO Box 1140, D35001 Marburg, Germany.

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