In vivo antioxidant activities of Curcuma longa and Curcuma xanthorrhiza: a review
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عنوان ژورنال: Food Research
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2550-2166,2550-2166
DOI: 10.26656/fr.2017.4(1).172