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The ameliorative effect of ascorbic acid and Ginkgo biloba on learning and memory deficits associated with fluoride exposure Cover

The ameliorative effect of ascorbic acid and Ginkgo biloba on learning and memory deficits associated with fluoride exposure

Interdisciplinary Toxicology
Volume 6 (2013): Issue 4 (December 2013)
By: Jetti Raghu,  Vasudeva C. Raghuveer,  Mallikarjuna C. Rao,  Nagabhooshana S. Somayaji and  Prakash B. Babu  
Open Access
|Mar 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/intox-2013-0032 | Journal eISSN: 1337-9569 | Journal ISSN: 1337-6853
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Language: English
Page range: 217 - 221
Published on: Mar 11, 2014
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology & Toxicology, Centre of Experimental Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
fluoride,
ascorbic acid,
Ginkgo biloba,
learning and memory deficits
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Pharmacology, toxicology

© 2014 Jetti Raghu, Vasudeva C. Raghuveer, Mallikarjuna C. Rao, Nagabhooshana S. Somayaji, Prakash B. Babu, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology & Toxicology, Centre of Experimental Medicine
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