In vitro antitumor actions of extracts from endemic plant Helichrysum zivojinii
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In vitro antitumor actions of extracts from endemic plant Helichrysum zivojinii
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1472-6882
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-36