Anxiogenic-like Effects of a Root Extract of Sphenocentrum jollyanum Pierre in Murine Behavioural Models
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1816-496X
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2009.91.106