Heterofucans from Dictyota menstrualis have anticoagulant activity
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Heterofucans from Dictyota menstrualis have anticoagulant activity.
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0100-879X
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2004000200002