Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Activities of Amaranthus viridis Linn
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1Department of Pharmacognosy, Sri K.V.College of Pharmacy, Chickballapur, Karnataka, India; 2Department of Pharmacognosy, PES College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, Karnataka India; 3Department of Pharmacognosy, Karavali College of Pharmacy, Mangalore, Karnataka India; 4Department of Pharmacology, Sri K.V.College of Pharmacy, Chickballapur, Karnataka-562101, India; 5Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Sri K.V.College of Pharmacy, Chickballapur, Karnataka-562101, India
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