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Research Article

Effects of methanol extracts from roots, leaves, and fruits of the Lebanese strawberry tree (Arbutus andrachne) on cardiac function together with their antioxidant activity

Emna Abidia Laboratoire De Valorisation Des Ressources Naturelles Et Produits De Santé (VRNPS), EDST, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon;
,
Jean Habibb Laboratoire De Recherche Et Développement Des Médicaments Et Des Produits Naturels, (RDMPN), EDST, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon;
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Ahmad Yassineb Laboratoire De Recherche Et Développement Des Médicaments Et Des Produits Naturels, (RDMPN), EDST, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon;
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Nathalie Chahinec Laboratoire De Stress Oydatif Et Antioxidants, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Rafic Hariri University Campus, Hadath, Lebanon;
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Touhami Mahjoubd Human Genetics and Multifactorial Diseases, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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Assem Elkaka Laboratoire De Valorisation Des Ressources Naturelles Et Produits De Santé (VRNPS), EDST, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 1035-1041 | Received 26 Mar 2015, Accepted 23 Sep 2015, Published online: 29 Oct 2015

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