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Inhibitory effects of essential oil from rhizomes of Ligusticum chuanxiong on hypertrophic scarring in the rabbit ear model

Jian-Guo WuDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Yan-Jie WeiDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Xia Ran
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Hong ZhangDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Hua NianPharmaceutical Center of Yueyang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Lu-Ping QinDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
Pages 764-769 | Received 18 Sep 2010, Accepted 22 Nov 2010, Published online: 03 Jun 2011

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