Comparison of antioxidant activities between salvianolic acid B and Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761)
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1671-4083,1745-7254
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2006.00378.x