Human Exposure to <i>Ecballium elaterium</i> Fruit Juice: Fatal Toxicity and Possible Remedy
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Human Exposure to Ecballium elaterium Fruit Juice: Fatal Toxicity and Possible Remedy
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmacology & Pharmacy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2157-9423,2157-9431
DOI: 10.4236/pp.2013.45064