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Antioxidant, xanthine oxidase and lipoxygenase inhibitory activities and phenolics of Bauhinia rufescens Lam. (Caesalpiniaceae)

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Pages 1069-1074 | Received 29 May 2010, Accepted 01 Feb 2011, Published online: 06 Oct 2011

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