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Assay of total antioxidant capacity: comparison of four methods as applied to human blood plasma

A. Janaszewska Department of Molecular Biophysics, University of Lodz, Poland; Institute of Biology and Environmental Protection, Pedagogical University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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G. Bartosz Department of Molecular Biophysics, University of Lodz, Poland; Institute of Biology and Environmental Protection, Pedagogical University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
Pages 231-236 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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