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Research Article

Benzodiazepine-Like Effects of the Alcohol Extract from Erythrina velutina. Leaves: Memory, Anxiety, and Epilepsy

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Pages 321-328 | Accepted 08 Oct 2007, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

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