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Original Articles

Suppression of Ethanol and Lipopolysaccharide-induced Liver Injury by Extracts of Hydrangeae Dulcis Folium in Rats

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Pages 1857-1863 | Received 01 Nov 2002, Accepted 26 May 2003, Published online: 22 May 2014

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