Cytotoxic and antioxidant properties of active principals isolated from water hyacinth against four cancer cells lines
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Cytotoxic and antioxidant properties of active principals isolated from water hyacinth against four cancer cells lines
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1472-6882
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-397