Antioxidant and anticancer activities of Plectranthus stocksii Hook. f. leaf and stem extracts
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عنوان ژورنال: Agriculture and Natural Resources
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2452-316X
DOI: 10.1016/j.anres.2016.07.007