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Original Articles

Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Tunisian Azarole (Crataegus Azarolus L.) Leaves and Fruit Pulp/Peel Polyphenolic Extracts

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Pages 1380-1393 | Received 24 Feb 2011, Accepted 03 May 2011, Published online: 09 May 2013

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