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Effect of Ethanol on Opioid Drug Permeability Through Caco-2 Cell Monolayers

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Volpe, D.A., Asafu-Adjaye, E.B., Ellison, C.D. et al. Effect of Ethanol on Opioid Drug Permeability Through Caco-2 Cell Monolayers. AAPS J 10, 360–362 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1208/s12248-008-9046-3

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