Wound Healing Activity of Opuntia ficus-indica Fixed Oil Formulated in a Self-Nanoemulsifying Formulation
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Nanomedicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1178-2013
DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s299696