ECBALLIUM ELATERIUM; A POSSIBLE TOPICAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Assiut
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1110-0052
DOI: 10.21608/bfsa.2003.65469