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Original Article

Effect of Dietary Vitamin C and Catalase Inhibition on Antioxidants and Molecular Markers of Oxidative Damage in Guinea Pigs

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Pages 109-118 | Received 04 Jan 1994, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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