Assessment of antioxidant activities in roots of Miswak (Salvadora persica) plants grown at two different locations in Saudi Arabia
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1319-562X
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2014.11.019