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Research Article

Anti-Inflammatory Potential Exhibited by Amomum subulatum Fruits Mitigates Experimentally Induced Acute and Chronic Inflammation in Mice: Evaluation of Antioxidant Parameters, Pro-Inflammatory Mediators and HO-1 Pathway

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Pages 551-561 | Received 16 Jun 2020, Accepted 03 Aug 2020, Published online: 05 Jan 2021

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