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Original Article

Superoxide Anion Scavenging Capacity Measured by a Polarographic Method. Comparison with a Colourimetric Method

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Pages 97-107 | Received 02 Jan 1992, Accepted 08 Apr 1992, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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