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Potent activation of nitric oxide synthase by garlic: A basis for its therapeutic applications

Indrajit Das Academic Department of Psychiatry, Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School, London
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Nusrat S. Khan Academic Department of Psychiatry, Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School, London
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Suren R. Sooranna Academic Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London
Pages 257-263 | Received 10 Oct 1994, Published online: 12 Aug 2008

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