Chitosan as oral absorption enhancer and inhibitor: A comprehensive review
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Sajid Hussain, Omer M.A. Dagah, Essam A.M.S Obaid, Peng Jin, Ovas Ahmed Dar, Muhammd Irfan, Yiming Qi, Qinghua Wu, Ming Jin, Tengli Zhang, Lei Luo. Chitosan as oral absorption enhancer and inhibitor: A comprehensive review[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters,
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