Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Opuntia ficus-indica and Opuntia humifusa fruits ethanol extracts
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Anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of the methanolic extract of Opuntia humifusa stem
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Food Preservation
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1738-7248,2287-7428
DOI: 10.11002/kjfp.2018.25.5.586