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Research Articles

The anti-cancer effect of Echis coloratus and Walterinnesia aegyptia venoms on colon cancer cells

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Pages 257-266 | Received 08 Nov 2018, Accepted 28 Dec 2018, Published online: 27 Mar 2019

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