Antileishmanial and Cytotoxic Effects of Essential Oil and Methanolic Extract of Myrtus communis L. |
Mahmoudvand, Hossein
(Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences)
Ezzatkhah, Fatemeh (Leishmaniasis Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences) Sharififar, Fariba (Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences) Sharifi, Iraj (Leishmaniasis Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences) Dezaki, Ebrahim Saedi (Leishmaniasis Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences) |
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