THIOCYANATE: A potentially useful therapeutic agent with host defense and antioxidant properties
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochemical Pharmacology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0006-2952
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2012.07.029