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Antioxidant, anticancer, and cytotoxic effects of Thai traditional herbal preparations consumed as rejuvenators

Efectos antioxidantes, anticancerígenos y citotóxicos de las tradicionales preparaciones herbales tailandesas consumidas como rejuvenecedoras

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Pages 40-48 | Received 05 Nov 2013, Accepted 26 Mar 2014, Published online: 04 Jul 2014

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