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Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities investigation of tomato seed extracts

Giuseppina TommonaroVia Campi Flegrei, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, 34-80078Pozzuoli, NA, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Angelamaria CaporaleDepartment of Farmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II no 132, 84084Fisciano, SA, Italy
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Laura De MartinoDepartment of Farmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II no 132, 84084Fisciano, SA, Italy
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Ada PopoloDepartment of Farmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II no 132, 84084Fisciano, SA, Italy
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Rocco De PriscoVia Campi Flegrei, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, 34-80078Pozzuoli, NA, Italy
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Barbara NicolausVia Campi Flegrei, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, 34-80078Pozzuoli, NA, Italy
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Gennaro Roberto AbbamondiVia Campi Flegrei, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, 34-80078Pozzuoli, NA, Italy
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Carmela SaturninoDepartment of Farmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II no 132, 84084Fisciano, SA, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 764-768 | Received 21 Oct 2013, Accepted 25 Dec 2013, Published online: 31 Jan 2014

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