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Investigation of Turnera ulmifolia effects in pregnant rats and offspring

Luana Janine Lopes da CostaAluna de graduação do Curso de Farmácia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
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Valéria Cristina Ribeiro DantasAluna do Programa de Pós-Graduação do Centro de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
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Tatiane Pereira De SouzaUniversidade Federal do Amazonas
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Luiz Alberto Lira SoaresDepartamento de Farmácia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
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Maria das Graças AlmeidaDepartamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
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José Brandão NetoDepartamento de Medicina Clínica da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
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Aline SchwarzDepartamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1071-1077 | Received 02 Apr 2008, Accepted 15 Nov 2008, Published online: 19 Oct 2009

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