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Research Article

Antitumor activity of Sansevieria roxburghiana rhizome against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in mice

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Pages 1337-1343 | Received 26 Feb 2010, Accepted 18 Mar 2010, Published online: 22 Nov 2010

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