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Research Article

Albizia lebbeck seed methanolic extract as a complementary therapy to manage local toxicity of Echis carinatus venom in a murine model

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Pages 2568-2574 | Received 11 Feb 2015, Accepted 25 Feb 2016, Published online: 22 May 2016

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