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Communications in Free Radical Research
Volume 7, 2002 - Issue 2
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Protective properties of butanolic extract of the Calendula officinalis L.(marigold) against lipid peroxidation of rat liver microsomes and action as free radical scavenger

Clarissa A.S. CordovaDepartamentos de Ciências Fisiológicas - Biofísica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Ionara R. SiqueiraDepartamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Carlos A. NettoDepartamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Rosendo A. YunesDepartamentos de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Ana M. VolpatoDepartamentos de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Valdir Cechinel FilhoNIQFAR- Universidade do Vale do Itajaí Itajaí, Santa Catarina , Brazil
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Rozangela Curi-PedrosaDepartamentos de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Tânia B. Creczynski-PasaDepartamentos de Ciências Fisiológicas - Biofísica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Pages 95-102 | Published online: 19 Jul 2013

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