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Antioxidative Activity of Lichen Thamnolia vermicularis in vitro

Heng LuoDepartment of Environmental Sciences & Education, Sunchon National University, Sunchon, 540–742, Korea
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Meirong RenDepartment of Environmental Sciences & Education, Sunchon National University, Sunchon, 540–742, Korea
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Kwang-Mi LimDepartment of Environmental Sciences & Education, Sunchon National University, Sunchon, 540–742, Korea
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Young Jin KohDepartment of Plant medicine, Sunchon National University, Sunchon, 540–742, Korea
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Li-Song WangCrytogamic Herbarium, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Heilongtan, Kunming, Yunnan 650204, China
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Jae-Seoun HurDepartment of Environmental Sciences & Education, Sunchon National University, Sunchon, 540–742, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 124-127 | Received 10 Jul 2006, Published online: 22 Jun 2018

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