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Natural products research in South Africa: 1890–2010
Submitted: 17 May 2011 | Published: 04 May 2012
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Siegfried E. Drewes,, South AfricaAbstract
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Ramesar SV, Drewes SE, Gathiram P, Moodley J, Mackraj I. The effect of kraussianone 2, a natural pyranoisoflavone from Eriosema kraussianum, in an L-NAME-induced pre-eclamptic rat model. Phytother Res. In press 2011.
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