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Research Article

Choleretic Effect of Curcuma comosa Rhizome Extracts in Rats

P Piyachaturawat Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, and
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R Gansar Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, and; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok 10240, Thailand
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A Suksamrarn Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, and
Pages 174-178 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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