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Research Article

Structure-antioxidant Activity Relationships of Flavonoids: A Re-examination

M. Manuela Silva Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Marta R. Santos Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Gonçalo Caroço Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Rui Rocha Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Gonçalo Justino Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Lurdes Mira Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Centro de Metabolismo e Endocrinologia da Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, 1649-016 Lisboa, Portugal
Pages 1219-1227 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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