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Research Article

Effect of flavonoids from Prosthechea michuacana on carbon tetrachloride induced acute hepatotoxicity in mice

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Pages 1121-1127 | Received 05 Jan 2011, Accepted 08 Mar 2011, Published online: 21 Oct 2011

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