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Research Article

Acute and subchronic toxicological evaluation of the purified protease inhibitor from the fruits of Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq. on Wistar rats

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Article: 1191588 | Received 24 Mar 2016, Accepted 16 May 2016, Published online: 24 Jun 2016

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