Evaluation of the Antidiarrhoeal Activity of Swietenia mahagoni Seed Extracts
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Pharmacology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1811-7775
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2012.416.421