Inhibitory Effects of Iranian Thymus vulgaris Extracts on in Vitro Growth of Entamoeba histolytica
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Behnia, Maryam
(Laboratory Complex, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University)
Haghighi, Ali (Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University (Medical Campus)) Komeylizadeh, Hossein (Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University (M.C)) Tabaei, Seyyed-Javad Seyyed (Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University (Medical Campus)) Abadi, Alireza (Department of Health and Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University (M.C)) |
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