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Research Articles

Toxicological and behavioral study of two potential antibacterial agents:4-chloromercuribenzoic acid and quercetin on Swiss-albino mice

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Pages 645-655 | Received 08 May 2018, Accepted 20 Aug 2018, Published online: 05 Nov 2018

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