Effect of Vitex agnus castus L. essential oil on stereological architecture of adrenal glands in female mice
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1309-4483,1309-5129
DOI: 10.5835/jecm.omu.31.02.018