اثر تعدیل‌کننده گیاهی بر بیان NF-κB و IL-1β و تغییرات آسیب‌شناسی بافتی در آسیب کبدی–کلیوی ناشی از کلرید کادمیوم در موش‌های صحرایی تیمارشده با Aframomum melegueta و Rauvolfia vomitoria

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