ANTIDEPRESSANT AND ANXIOLYTIC EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT FROM TEPHROSIA PUMILA (L.) PERS
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2277-7105
DOI: 10.20959/wjpr201710-9517