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Original Articles

In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the toxicity of 1,4-naphthoquinone and 1,2-naphthoquinone derivatives against Trypanosoma cruzi

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Pages 523-531 | Received 23 Feb 1977, Published online: 14 Apr 2016

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