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In vitro and in silico antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf. of North-Western Himalaya

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Pages 14131-14145 | Received 01 Feb 2021, Accepted 28 Oct 2021, Published online: 17 Nov 2021

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