A newly developed UPLC-MS/MS method for simultaneous quantitative analysis of ajuforrestin A, ajuforrestin B, ajugamacrin and 8-O-acetylharpagide derived from Ajuga plants in mice blood and the in vivo pharmacokinetics

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