RETRACTED: Ligustrazine Inhibits Lung Phosphodiesterase Activity in a Rat Model of Allergic Asthma

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Figure 2: RETRACTED: Ligustrazine Inhibits Lung Phosphodiesterase Activity in a Rat Model of Allergic Asthma 