Coumarin compounds of Biebersteinia multifida roots show potential anxiolytic effects in mice
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Antihemolytic and antioxidant activities of Biebersteinia multifida.
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عنوان ژورنال: DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2008-2231
DOI: 10.1186/2008-2231-21-51