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Research Article

Dichloromethane fraction of Melissa officinalis induces apoptosis by activation of intrinsic and extrinsic pathways in human leukemia cell lines

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Pages 313-320 | Received 17 Dec 2012, Accepted 16 Jan 2013, Published online: 25 Feb 2013

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