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Research Article

Measurement of antioxidant ability of melatonin and serotonin by the DMPD and CUPRAC methods as trolox equivalent

Pages 871-876 | Received 10 May 2007, Accepted 13 Jul 2007, Published online: 20 Oct 2008

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