Modified culture protocol for testing anti-fibrotic drugs using precision-cut liver slices
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The Effect of Antifibrotic Drugs in Rat Precision-Cut Fibrotic Liver Slices
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmaceutical Sciences Asia
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2586-8195,2586-8470
DOI: 10.29090/psa.2020.03.019.0137