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Antioxidant and radical scavenging activities of chamazulene

Andrea CapuzzoBiosfered S.r.l., Academic Spin-Off of the University of Turin, Via G. Quarello 15/A, 10135Turin, Italy
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Andrea OcchipintiBiosfered S.r.l., Academic Spin-Off of the University of Turin, Via G. Quarello 15/A, 10135Turin, Italy;Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via G. Quarello 15/A, 10135Turin, Italy
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Massimo E. MaffeiBiosfered S.r.l., Academic Spin-Off of the University of Turin, Via G. Quarello 15/A, 10135Turin, Italy;Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via G. Quarello 15/A, 10135Turin, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2321-2323 | Received 12 May 2014, Accepted 01 Jun 2014, Published online: 01 Jul 2014

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