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Original Article

Free radical scavenging and tyrosinase inhibition activity of oils and sericin extracted from Thai native silkworms (Bombyx mori)

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Pages 855-860 | Received 28 Jul 2008, Accepted 08 Jul 2009, Published online: 02 Aug 2010

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