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Anticancer, antioxidant, ameliorative and therapeutic properties of kaempferol

Muhammad Shahbaza Department of Food Science and Technology, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, PakistanView further author information
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Muhammad Imranb Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Narowal-Pakistan, Narowal, PakistanView further author information
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Suliman A. Alsagabyc Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, AL-Majmaah, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Hammad Naeema Department of Food Science and Technology, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, PakistanView further author information
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Waleed Al Abdulmonemd Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Muzzamal Hussaine Department of Food Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohamed A. Abdelgawadf Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Ahmed H. El-Ghorabg Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Mohammed M. Ghoneimh Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Ad Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;i Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, EgyptView further author information
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Mohamed El-Sherbinyj Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, AlMaarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;k Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, EgyptView further author information
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Ayomide Victor Atokii Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, EgyptView further author information
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Chinaza Godswill Awuchil Department of Biochemistry, Kampala International University, Bushenyi, Uganda;m School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Kampala International University, Kampala, UgandaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1140-1166 | Received 16 Jan 2023, Accepted 16 Apr 2023, Published online: 28 Apr 2023

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