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Antioxidant Action of an Ethanol Extract of Ptychopetalum olacoides

I.R. Siqueira Departamento de Bioquimica; Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Departamento de Fisiologia-Biofisica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil; Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil
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C.A.S. Cordova Departamento de Bioquimica; Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Departamento de Fisiologia-Biofisica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil; Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil
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T.B. Creczynski-Pasa Departamento de Bioquimica; Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Departamento de Fisiologia-Biofisica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil; Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil
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E. Elisabetsky Departamento de Bioquimica; Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Departamento de Fisiologia-Biofisica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil; Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil
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D.S. Nunes Departamento de Bioquimica; Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Departamento de Fisiologia-Biofisica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil; Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil
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C.A. Netto Departamento de Bioquimica; Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Departamento de Fisiologia-Biofisica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil; Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil
Pages 374-379 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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