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Antioxidative properties of water extracts obtained from herbs of the species Lamiaceae

Kalliopi Triantaphyllou, Georgios Blekas, Dimitrios Boskou Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece
Pages 313-317 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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