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Volume 32, 2018 - Issue 23
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Anti-inflammatory effect of methanolic extract of Gmelina arborea bark and its fractions against carrageenan induced paw oedema in rats

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Pages 2861-2864 | Received 30 May 2017, Accepted 22 Sep 2017, Published online: 16 Oct 2017

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