Double edged effect of gum-resin of ferula assa-foetida on lifespan of neurons

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1 Neurobiomedical Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran 2 Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

2 Neurobiomedical Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

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