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Patents of drugs extracted from Brazilian medicinal plants

Aracy PS Balbani Botucatu Medical School, UNESP - Sao Paulo State University, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, Botucatu, Rua Capitao Lisboa, 715 - cj. 33, 18270-070, Tatui, Sao Paulo, Brazil +55 15 3259 1152; +55 15 3259 1152; [email protected]
, MD,
Dulce HS Silva UNESP – Sao Paulo State University, Institute of Chemistry, NuBBE – Núcleo de Bioensaios, Biossíntese e Ecofisiologia de Produtos Naturais, Department of Organic Chemistry, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
, PhD &
Jair C Montovani Botucatu Medical School, UNESP - Sao Paulo State University, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, Botucatu, Rua Capitao Lisboa, 715 - cj. 33, 18270-070, Tatui, Sao Paulo, Brazil +55 15 3259 1152; +55 15 3259 1152; [email protected]
, MD PhD
Pages 461-473 | Published online: 08 Apr 2009

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