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Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) essential oil as a potent anti-inflammatory and antifungal drugs

Mohamed Nadjib BoukhatemDépartement de Biologie et Physiologie Cellulaire, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université Blida 1, Blida, AlgeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohamed Amine FerhatLaboratoire de Recherche sur les Produits Bioactifs et Valorisation de la Biomasse, Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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Abdelkrim KameliLaboratoire Eco-Physiologie Végétale Département des Sciences Naturelles, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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Fairouz SaidiDépartement de Biologie et Physiologie Cellulaire, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université Blida 1, Blida, Algeria
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Hadjer Tchoketch KebirDépartement de Biologie et Physiologie Cellulaire, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université Blida 1, Blida, Algeria
Article: 25431 | Received 10 Jul 2014, Accepted 27 Aug 2014, Published online: 19 Sep 2014

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