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In vitro antioxidant activity of the water and ethanol extracts of Forsythia koreana flowers

Xiao Nan Yang Department of Biotechnology, Daegu University, Kyoungsan, Kyoungbook 712-714, Republic of Korea
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Sun Chul Kang Department of Biotechnology, Daegu University, Kyoungsan, Kyoungbook 712-714, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 375-379 | Received 06 Aug 2010, Accepted 07 Nov 2010, Published online: 24 Aug 2011

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