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ESTIMATING BURDEN OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN MALTA: A REVIEW OF AVAILABLE DATA SOURCES.

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from the supernatant and precipitated pellet of 50% methanol concentration. Therefore, since anti-inflammatory activity was detected from the water phases in the supernatant and precipitated pellet of 50% methanol concentration among P. brevitarsis larva extracts, it was estimated that the active substances have a tendency of both strong and weak hydrophilicities.

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Jarrah Salah Abughaith. (2017); ESTIMATING BURDEN OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN MALTA: A REVIEW OF AVAILABLE DATA SOURCES., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 5 (11), 1421-1423, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5916

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