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Research Article

Antioxidant and cytotoxic properties of an aqueous extract from the Argentinean plant Hedeoma multiflorum

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Pages 633-639 | Received 16 Jun 2010, Accepted 22 Sep 2010, Published online: 09 Mar 2011

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