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Research Article

Antiparasitic effects of gold nanoparticles with microwave radiation on promastigotes and amastigotes of Leishmania major

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Pages 79-86 | Received 16 Jul 2012, Accepted 10 Dec 2012, Published online: 11 Jan 2013

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