Antihepatotoxic activity of phyllanthus atropurpureus cultivated in Egypt

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 66 C, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 447-452

  Sarg, Taha ^a   Ghani, Afaf Abdel ^a   Zayed, Rawia ^a   El Sayed, May ^a  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Euphorbiaceae; Hepatoprotective activity; Phyllanthus

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIACEAE;

EID: 80055096252     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2011-9-1002     Document Type: Article

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