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Original Article

Free radical scavenging actions of three Trifolium species in the protection of blood plasma antioxidant capacity in vitro

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Pages 1277-1284 | Received 02 Apr 2014, Accepted 03 Oct 2014, Published online: 09 Apr 2015

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