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Research Article

Antifertility Activity of Stems of Plumbago rosea in Female Albino Rats

E. Sheeja Department of Herbal Drug Research, B.R. Nahata College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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S.B. Joshi Department of Herbal Drug Research, B.R. Nahata College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India
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D.C. Jain Department of Herbal Drug Research, B.R. Nahata College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Pages 920-927 | Accepted 01 Mar 2008, Published online: 20 Jan 2009

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