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Original Article

The antiepileptic and neuroprotective effect of the Buxus hyrcana Pojark hydroethanolic extract against the pentylentetrazol induced model of the seizures in the male rats

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Pages 913-919 | Received 18 May 2017, Accepted 18 Feb 2018, Published online: 06 Mar 2018

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