Acta Vet. Brno 2019, 88: 219-223

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201988020219

Long-term oral administration of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) extract does not affect the contraction ability of isolated ileum

Andrej Javornik, Kaja Blažič, Nika Šehić, Tomaž Snoj

University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Received July 19, 2018
Accepted April 23, 2019

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