Nutritional characterisation and antioxidant capacity of different tissues of Artemisia annua L
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Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria Department of Biological Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, P.M.B 71 Yenagoa, Nigeria Department of Animal Science, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria Chemical, Biological and Agricultural Pluridisciplinary Research Centre (CPQBA), University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil USDA, ARS, Appalachian Farming System Research Center, 1224 Airport Road, Beaver, West Virginia 25813, USA USDA-ARS, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 161 BARC-East Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2350, USA Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, 1212 Marshall Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202, USA
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