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Neurological Research
A Journal of Progress in Neurosurgery, Neurology and Neurosciences
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Changes of superoxide dismutase activity and ascorbic acid in focal cerebral ischaemia in rats

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Pages 26-30 | Accepted 01 Sep 1991, Published online: 20 Jul 2016

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