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Research Article

Anti-inflammatory effect of pomegranate flower in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages

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Pages 2095-2101 | Received 22 Jul 2016, Accepted 17 Jul 2017, Published online: 23 Aug 2017

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