Free Radical Scavenging Activity of the Medicinal Malaysian Leech Saliva Extract, Hirudinaria manillensis
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bioequivalence & Bioavailability
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0975-0851
DOI: 10.4172/jbb.s14-001