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Research Article

Effect of Aegle marmelos leaf extract on N-methyl N-nitrosourea-induced hepatocarcinogensis in Balb/c mice

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Pages 1272-1281 | Received 01 Oct 2012, Accepted 26 Feb 2013, Published online: 16 Jul 2013

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