Bioactivities of Methanol and Ethyl Acetate Mace Extracts of Myristica fragrans Houtt
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmacognosy Communications
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2249-0159,2249-0167
DOI: 10.5530/pc.2018.3.22