Thai Medicinal Plants and Antimalarial Activity
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C. Ichino, N. Soonthornchareonnon, W. Chuakul, H. Kiyohara, A. Ishiyama, H. Sekiguchi, M. Namatame, K. Otoguro, S. Omura and H. Yamada* The Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand Oriental Medicine Research Center, The Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, Japan Research Center for Tropical Diseases, Institute for Basic Research, The Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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