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Adv Pharm Bull. 2015;5(4): 463-469. doi: 10.15171/apb.2015.063
PMID: 26819917        PMCID: PMC4729352

Original Research

Short-Term Treatment with Silymarin Improved 6-OHDA-Induced Catalepsy and Motor Imbalance in Hemi-Parkisonian Rats

Rasool Haddadi 1, Shahla Eyvari Brooshghalan 2, Safar Farajniya 2, Alireza Mohajjel Nayebi 2,3 * , Hamdolah Sharifi 4

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