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In contrast to earlier experimental results, it could be demonstrated that swine can also enzymatically metabolize nicotine. An oxidative metabolism to cotinine or nicotine-N-oxide as well as a demethylation to nornicotine or norcotinine could be observed.
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Harke, H.P., Chevalier, H.J. & Frahm, B. Über den Nikotinstoffwechsel beim Schwein. Experientia 30, 883–884 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01938338
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