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Original Articles

Polyphenolic Content and Physiological Activities of Chinese Hawthorn Extracts

Tong CUICollege of Food Science and Technology of the Agricultural University of Hebei
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Kozo NAKAMURADepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University
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Su TIANDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hebei Medical University
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Hiroshi KAYAHARADepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University
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Yi-Ling TIANCollege of Food Science and Technology of the Agricultural University of Hebei
Pages 2948-2956 | Received 27 Jun 2006, Accepted 13 Sep 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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