Infusions and Decoctions of Castanea sativa Flowers as Effective Antitumor and Antimicrobial Matrices
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Márcio Carocho, Ricardo C. Calhelha, Maria-João R.P. Queiroz, Albino Bento, Patricia Morales, Marina Soković, Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira* Mountain Research Centre (CIMO), ESA, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 1172, 5301-855 Bragança, Portugal. Department of Nutrition and Bromatology II, Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid, Pza Ramón y Cajal, s/n. E-28040 Madrid, Spain. Centre of Chemistry, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal. University of Belgrade, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015