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Research Article

Superoxide dismutase and catalase activities in rat hippocampus pretreated with garcinielliptone FC from Platonia insignis

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Pages 453-457 | Received 26 Jun 2011, Accepted 03 Aug 2011, Published online: 01 Dec 2011

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