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Acute toxicity and hepatoprotective effect of Arum maculatum on rat liver cirrhosis induced with thioacetamide

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|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2025-0007 | Journal eISSN: 1846-9558 | Journal ISSN: 1330-0075
Language: English
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Accepted on: Mar 11, 2025
Published on: Apr 10, 2025
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