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Study on the diuretic activity of Euphorbia fusiformis Buch.-Ham. in albino rats

B K Ashok1, Savitha D Bhat, V J Shukla

  • 1Research Assistant, Pharmacology Laboratory, Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.

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|April 25, 2012
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Albino ratsEuphorbia fusiformisdiuretic activityurine volume

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