Nigella sativa Modulates Cytokines Expression in Mature Bovine Adipocytes
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Nigella sativa: Monograph
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Biochemistry
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1815-9923
DOI: 10.3923/ajb.2009.60.67