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Research Article

Anthelmintic Activity of Latex of Calotropis procera

Y.M. Shivkar Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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V.L. Kumar Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Pages 263-265 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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